Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mystics
Noun
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Laqueur’s book dwells on the way that canines often function in art—as seers of things that people miss.—
Boris Kachka,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2026 -
Seeing around the bend in the river—or even knowing the river ahead does indeed bend—can require the sort of leap of faith that made Vannevar Bush insist that shamans, priests and spiritual seers are the antecedents of today’s engineering stars.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
8 Aug. 2019
Noun
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Back in the ’90s, videos about computer chips and global warming serve as oracles.—
Sam Bodrojan,
IndieWire,
17 June 2026
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The first generation of oracles solved the bridging problem, but the question of integrity has remained unanswered.—
Mike Cahill,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
Noun
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The three soothsayers whose guesses come closest to the actual results will be crowned with a Cinematrix hat, as modeled by Real Housewives of Atlanta peach turned friend-of Cynthia Bailey.—
Vulture Editors,
Vulture,
10 June 2026
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Just beyond the respectable edges of Paris, among the soothsayers and strongmen, works Suzanne (Anaïs Demoustier).—
Ben Croll,
IndieWire,
12 May 2026
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Some futurists compare this development to our primitive ancestors’ discovery of fire.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2026
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For decades engineers, architects, futurists, industrialists, investors and politicians have been pining for a better, faster and cheaper way to build homes.—
CalMatters,
Mercury News,
16 Feb. 2026
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This is where the city stages its daily open-air show — street artists sketching portraits, fortune-tellers shuffling cards and musicians playing for appreciative crowds.—
Lauren Schuster,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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Street artists and fortune-tellers set up here daily, creating a scene that feels spontaneous every time.—
Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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This idea was the work of the apostles and prophets of the New Apostolic Reformation, a charismatic movement that began gathering momentum in the 1990s and is now the leading edge of the Christian right.—
Stephanie McCrummen,
The Atlantic,
18 May 2026
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Like all prophets, The Storyteller arrives at an auspicious moment in human history.—
Bruce Stockler,
Fortune,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Most have the family film earning about $150 million through the weekend, but some forecasters have that figure climbing as high as $175 million.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
20 June 2026
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More than 17 million people remain under flood watches through the weekend, with forecasters warning that some areas could see rainfall rates of up to 6 inches per hour.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
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Well, to be fair, there were a few visionaries who were absolutely thinking about that.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
11 June 2026
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Both Benjamin and Wright were visionaries who were able to see the historical moment very clearly and were swiftly punished for that vision.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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“Mystics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mystics. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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