as in medium
a person who claims to speak with or for the spirits of the dead
a celebrity psychic who managed to convince at least some people that their deceased loved ones were using him to relay messages
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as in mystical
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as in telepathic
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Recent Examples of psychic
David Opie, IndieWire, 26 Mar. 2025
In their gloomy forecasting, some of the psychics mention a twin flame, someone whom AP connected with in a past life.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2025
Athena Sobhan, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
That’s So Raven aired from January 2003 and November 2007, where three best friends Raven, Eddie, and Chelsea navigated their high school adventures while embracing Raven’s psychic abilities.
—Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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Noun
But for me, what matters is the emotional value of those psychics working in reality and, of course, in the film.
—David Opie, IndieWire, 26 Mar. 2025
In their gloomy forecasting, some of the psychics mention a twin flame, someone whom AP connected with in a past life.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
Animal communicator and pet psychic Danielle MacKinnon firmly believes so, and has helped pet owners understand their animal companions for over 20 years.
—Athena Sobhan, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
That’s So Raven aired from January 2003 and November 2007, where three best friends Raven, Eddie, and Chelsea navigated their high school adventures while embracing Raven’s psychic abilities.
—Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for psychic
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What has caught both Chinese and international eyes is the distinctive style Yi Ming has created, fusing Eastern and Western traditions and both traditional and modern approaches to visual media.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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When there was pushback that She the People was given a no-contract bid, Ellis argued that her friend’s organization was the only one in San Francisco qualified to produce a high-quality media campaign.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Apr. 2025
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The novel follows Fred Scully (Pitt), who after traveling through Europe for two years, wind up in Ireland with his wife and daughter, and on a mystical whim of Jennifer’s, buy an old farmhouse which stands in the shadow of a castle.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
28 Apr. 2025
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Fred is left to make sense of his wife’s disappearance in a story that takes a mystical turn.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Nibert loved the free-thinking spirit of the village and its college.—
Keith BieryGolick,
Cincinnati.com,
28 Aug. 2019
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Credit Gus Malzahn for being proactive and thinking long-term in choosing his starting quarterback.—
Creg Stephenson | cstephenson@al.com,
al,
22 Aug. 2019
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Along with Nynaeve and, to a lesser extent, Alayne, Egwene is one of the most naturally powerful channelers the Aes Sedai have ever seen.—
Sean T. Collins,
Vulture,
3 Apr. 2025
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This is why there are so many Aiel and Sea Folk channelers running around that the White Tower doesn't know about, and the show has nodded toward it but hasn't had a lot of room to communicate the significance of it.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 Mar. 2025
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According to Nutritionists By Brianna Peters In an era when nearly everything feels politicized and uncertain, these mystic tools offer something precious: a means of reconnecting with ourselves.—
Michaela Trimble,
Vogue,
21 Apr. 2025
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In the West, she’s been sanctified, but also portrayed as a sinner, a nun, a mystic, and Jesus’ wife.—
Eliza Griswold,
New Yorker,
19 Apr. 2025
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Presented as an academic study of destructively codependent telepaths, Stereo is basically a dry run to the later Scanners, emphasis on the dry.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2025
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Her tales of power-hungry telepaths and erotic alien encounters are now canonical, in science fiction and beyond.—
Stephen Kearse,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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The song borders on the absurd, but its faith in the metaphysical properties of a melody is infectious.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
22 Apr. 2025
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But now, almost five years after the pandemic, what exactly is driving this metaphysical renaissance?—
Michaela Trimble,
Vogue,
21 Apr. 2025
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Where to watch Pope Francis' funeral: TV channels, livestream, more Contributing: John Bacon, Eric Lagatta, Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, Anthony Robledo and Mary Walrath-Holdridge Mike Snider is a reporter on USA TODAY’s Trending team.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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BenQ says the second blue channel boosts brightness and improves color accuracy.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Psychic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psychic. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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