psychic

variants also psychical
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Recent Examples of psychic Metroid Prime 4 is still a first-person adventure game like prior entries in the series, but this time around, bounty hunter Samus Aran is armed with a motorcycle and a slate of psychic powers. Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 22 May 2026 This spring, the singer Zara Larsson, who made an offhand remark in an interview that angered Taylor Swift fans, posted a defense in an Instagram Story that included at least two typos (among them a misspelling of physical as psychical). Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026 The psychic cost of a labor market that demands constant hustle while delivering, for many, almost nothing in return. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 May 2026 Individuals born with Pluto in Scorpio embody emotional rawness, psychological depth and an innate psychic awareness in its purest form. Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 7 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for psychic
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Adjective
  • Eager to earn back Giles’ trust, Jenny purchases a mystical orb and translates an ancient text to perform the ritual to restore Angel’s soul.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 7 June 2026
  • Read below to find out what the 6/6 portal's mystical energy means for your Sun sign.
    Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026
Adjective
  • The experience rekindles her passion for drawing and suddenly reveals the contours of her telepathic gift.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 19 May 2026
  • The tree doesn’t have tentacles or speak with a booming, telepathic voice or anything cool like that.
    John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
Adjective
  • Humor can release the writer from values of the past, along with judgment and disapproval, and instead, humor can become the very conduit for re-thinking events.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Nov. 2025
  • Nibert loved the free-thinking spirit of the village and its college.
    Keith BieryGolick, Cincinnati.com, 28 Aug. 2019
Adjective
  • The mystic chords that bind us together matter more than any policy.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Operating within those parameters, the mystic outlands trend extends to some of the world’s most mesmerizing corners.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Andrews has continued to work on TV, including Sinbad, as Jafar on Once Upon a Time in Wonderland, and on the Wachowskis’ metaphysical epic Sense8.
    Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 23 May 2026
  • Huxley’s critique is clear; America mistakes body for spirit, promiscuously confusing the physical with the metaphysical.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
Adjective
  • Make That Movie star Sam Campbell will offer views on the relationship of creativity to success, and comedian and actress Jess Knappett encourages Buxton to be more open-minded about the metaphysical and paranormal world to seem cooler.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 4 June 2026
  • How to Disappear Completely follows Hazel, who — 20 years after her sister vanished following a strange paranormal encounter — remains haunted by grief and unsettling bouts of déjà vu.
    Shyla Watson, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026

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“Psychic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psychic. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.

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