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Recent Examples of parapsychology
The only other major parapsychology unit in the United States was Princeton’s Engineering Anomalies Research Laboratory, or PEAR, which focused on telekinesis and extrasensory perception.
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Saskia Solomon, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Three fired parapsychology professors from Columbia University start a paranormal investigation company, Ghostbusters, after an encounter with a ghost in the New York Public Library.
—Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2024
Wales border, Barker had a sideline in parapsychology.
—Kathryn Hughes, The New York Review of Books, 19 Oct. 2022
Today, a surprising number of colleges and universities offer opportunities to study and even conduct research in parapsychology.
—Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 6 Oct. 2021
Three former parapsychology professors set up shop as a unique ghost removal service in Ivan Reitman’s sci-fi comedy classic, written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis.
—Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al, 21 Sep. 2021
Saskia Solomon, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Three fired parapsychology professors from Columbia University start a paranormal investigation company, Ghostbusters, after an encounter with a ghost in the New York Public Library.
—Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2024
Wales border, Barker had a sideline in parapsychology.
—Kathryn Hughes, The New York Review of Books, 19 Oct. 2022
Today, a surprising number of colleges and universities offer opportunities to study and even conduct research in parapsychology.
—Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 6 Oct. 2021
Three former parapsychology professors set up shop as a unique ghost removal service in Ivan Reitman’s sci-fi comedy classic, written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis.
—Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al, 21 Sep. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parapsychology
Noun
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Fortune-tellers are not the only figures who aspire to clairvoyance.—
Yiyun Li,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
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In 2007, Princess Märtha Louise, Haakon’s sister, opened an alternative-therapy center, known as the Angel School, which taught its students clairvoyance and healing.—
Elise Taylor,
Vanity Fair,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Days later, Carlson began releasing The 9/11 Files, a five-part video series that suggests Israel had foreknowledge of the al-Qaeda attacks but withheld the information from the United States.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
4 Feb. 2026
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But even with that foreknowledge, the moment hits us like a truck full of dynamite, aided immensely by Thurman’s explosive shock at the sight of her daughter.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
5 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The wide-ranging records include a letter from a woman claiming that her mental telepathy indicated Earhart was still alive, and another from a man claiming her grave was located in Spain.—
Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
14 Nov. 2025
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Getting in good positions but lacking the necessary telepathy with his new team mates, meaning his usual big end product figures (10 goals and six assists in 25 Bundesliga league appearances last season) aren’t there.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The quick spike is a lucky moment to say goodbye for those who had the foresight to own these stocks.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
1 Mar. 2026
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The foresight was lauded locally and, more recently, nationally as droughts increasingly diminished water supplies throughout the West.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Parapsychology.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parapsychology. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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