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.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mind readers
Noun
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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
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For generations, people have turned to psychics, astrology charts or tarot cards for reassurance.—
Ziv Epstein,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
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If anything, the incident has become part of brand Beckham mythology; an early indication of David and Victoria’s fashion-forwardness and media savvy that has morphed into today’s multimillion-dollar sport, beauty and business empire.—
Sheena McKenzie,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
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Heck, our homegrown liberal media and the city of San Francisco even celebrated Olympic defectors like Eileen Gu, who was paid by the Chinese Communist Party to compete for them in the 2026 Winter Olympics.—
Jon Root OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2026
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“Mind readers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mind%20readers. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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