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mind readers

noun

plural of mind reader
as in psychics
someone who is able to know another person's thoughts without being told what they are; someone who is able to read minds How was I supposed to know what you were thinking? I'm no mind reader.

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Recent Examples of mind readers Morris wants to run Cover 6, an intricate split-safety look that asks defensive backs to be part-time safeties and full-time mind readers. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 2 Sep. 2026 The world of mind readers would be, of course, a world without hypocrisy but also one without discretion. — Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026 Officers cannot be expected to be mind readers. — Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026 There are visual images that come into his brain, which separate him from just mind readers. — Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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  1. psychics
  2. mediums
Noun
  • On Wednesday, the Fort Lauderdale City Commission unanimously approved an update to a city zoning regulation to allow retail stores to offer readings by fortune tellers and psychics.
    — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Since 2025, the department has consulted two psychics in Sophie’s case, according to police.
    — Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of psychics
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  • The other has been hidden by banning media coverage, so the world has seen nothing but cell phone videos made by Palestinian journalists risking their lives to record them.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
  • There's also a microSD slot for virtual media, so recovery and operating-system images can live on the KVM itself – yes, reinstall Windows from afar!
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Sep. 2026
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