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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Recent Examples of psychic
Tim Grierson, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2025
In the first movie, Thames’ Finney and his psychic sister survived their run-in with the kidnapping villain thanks in part to a supernatural phone that could communicate with the Grabber’s ghostly victims.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Bjorn Dihle, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
Murderous beasts, brain-eating zombies, a school filled with werewolves, psychics and other Outcasts, and a tangle of mysteries.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Noun
But, gotta say, Reeves is outstanding in it, playing an abusive husband and all-around sonuvabitch who, nevertheless, might be unfairly accused of murder, a fact only a psychic (Cate Blanchett) understands.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2025
In the first movie, Thames’ Finney and his psychic sister survived their run-in with the kidnapping villain thanks in part to a supernatural phone that could communicate with the Grabber’s ghostly victims.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Willing to try anything, Mary began speaking to alleged psychics.
—Bjorn Dihle, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
Murderous beasts, brain-eating zombies, a school filled with werewolves, psychics and other Outcasts, and a tangle of mysteries.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for psychic
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Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
27 Oct. 2025
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While support for the president and contempt for the left has united conservative media for years, Gaza has been driving a wedge between two of the right’s biggest names.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Nikki Van De Car is a blogger, mother, writer, crafter, and lover of all things mystical.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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Graham describes an almost mystical creative energy during the filming of a climactic reconciliation scene between Bruce and his dad.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
26 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Halloween 5 presents more supernatural elements than previous Halloween films, with Jamie having a telepathic connection to her murderous uncle, and Michael being cursed and controlled by a cult to kill his family members.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Determined to stitch together an integrated HBO Stephen King–verse, Welcome to Derry folds in a young Dick Hallorann (Chris Chalk), the Overlook’s telepathic cook from The Shining, and even name-checks Shawshank Prison as part of its expanding mythology.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
22 Oct. 2025
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For those of our listeners who might be watching The Gilded Age, there’s a spiritualist moment where the character, played by Cynthia Nixon, is trying to contact her late husband.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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Fortunately, Una knows a Vulcan spiritualist who lives nearby.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
4 Sep. 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
Noun
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To come in the presence of an artist who was such a channeler of spirit through their work is such a privilege.—
Eileen Finan,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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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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Helena, meanwhile, was supposedly a mystic receiving directions from spiritual masters hidden in the Himalayas.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
24 Oct. 2025
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This was the danger Madison considered — that mystic memory would falsely elevate the Constitution.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
10 Oct. 2025
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Such was the case when the always wonderful Jo Brand stepped up and proved herself a telepath.—
Matthew Jackson,
Vulture,
11 Sep. 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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“Psychic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psychic. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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