mind readers

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 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 Your relatives are not mind readers. Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 26 Feb. 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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Noun
  • Terazawa is working on her second novel, Curse Him, a surreal and tense autofiction accounting for three summer months of being scammed by psychics in a small Appalachian town.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
  • For generations, people have turned to psychics, astrology charts or tarot cards for reassurance.
    Ziv Epstein, Fortune, 16 May 2026
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  • Millions of index cards, once restricted by German privacy laws and requiring a lengthy process to obtain, are now directly searchable online in German media, as of a few months ago, after the US National Archives published the surviving membership card files online.
    Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 28 June 2026
  • The tension between media and athletes is a fun topic.
    Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 27 June 2026

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“Mind readers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mind%20readers. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.

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