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Recent Examples of palmist
As an artist, palmist, and generally spiritual woman, Wright had a few otherworldly experiences in the home herself.
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Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 31 Aug. 2022
Writer Michael Adno grew up in Sarasota, Florida, home to an unusually large bevy of palmists, mediums, and others able to connect with unseen spirits and energies.
—Krista Stevens, Longreads, 10 July 2018
No palmist is needed to tell us that three is a trend.
—Vogue, 28 Sep. 2017
You will be asked to, but a palmist should never attempt to diagnose an illness or predict someone’s death.
—Malia Wollan, New York Times, 21 July 2017
For a long time, this would have seemed as foolish as giving your money to a palmist.
—Atul Gawande, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2017
Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 31 Aug. 2022
Writer Michael Adno grew up in Sarasota, Florida, home to an unusually large bevy of palmists, mediums, and others able to connect with unseen spirits and energies.
—Krista Stevens, Longreads, 10 July 2018
No palmist is needed to tell us that three is a trend.
—Vogue, 28 Sep. 2017
You will be asked to, but a palmist should never attempt to diagnose an illness or predict someone’s death.
—Malia Wollan, New York Times, 21 July 2017
For a long time, this would have seemed as foolish as giving your money to a palmist.
—Atul Gawande, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for palmist
Noun
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No astrologer can predict from planetary alignments or any other celestial configuration when a specific event, good or bad, will occur here on Earth.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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Meghan Rose is a writer and astrologer based out of Rome.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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During the formative phase of the infant American republic, when its survival was still problematic, iconic founders performed a valuable function as reliable sources of unquestioned wisdom, a veritable gallery of Delphic oracles available on demand.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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In fact, at the time, Costner was being warned by no less an oracle than Steven Spielberg.—
Peter Kiefer,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Palmist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palmist. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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