mind readers

Definition of mind readersnext
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
  • The town, about 25 miles southwest of Daytona Beach, Florida, is home to mediums, psychics and healers, many practicing out of their homes.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Think past life regression meditations, tarot and oracle card readings, and even sessions with psychics.
    Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2025
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  • The belief that Trump has been following Nixon’s playbook in relation to Iran has been a staple of recent media analysis.
    Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Related Stories At a party backed by CAA and Vanity Fair, some conversations turned to whether the President might excoriate the media outlets that buy WHCD tables, and how long his remarks might last.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 25 Apr. 2026

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

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