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
Usa Today, USA Today, 8 June 2025
But poetry is supposed to come from the soul, tradition, and psychic tremors too minute and particular to be grasped by a journalist on assignment.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
Tommy McArdle, People.com, 8 May 2025
Bud & Rita dispensaries are featuring a variety of special events this week, including psychics, caricature artists, glassblowing and ashtray painting.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2025
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Noun
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—Usa Today, USA Today, 8 June 2025
But poetry is supposed to come from the soul, tradition, and psychic tremors too minute and particular to be grasped by a journalist on assignment.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
Adjective
Lowe claimed of his conversations with Paxton's spirit Paxton, an actor known for movies like Aliens and Twister, died suddenly at 61 in 2017 due to complications from surgery
Rob Lowe has dabbled in meetings with mediums and psychics, and said he's found his late friend Bill Paxton in the process.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 8 May 2025
Bud & Rita dispensaries are featuring a variety of special events this week, including psychics, caricature artists, glassblowing and ashtray painting.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for psychic
Noun
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The particulars on the contract buyout are unknown at the moment, but confirmation from those in the media are that Clarkson will be signing with the New York Knicks.—
Tom Rende,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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What To Know According to multiple national media outlets, Kohberger has agreed to plead guilty to the four slayings in exchange for the death penalty being taken off the table and serving a life sentence.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 July 2025
Adjective
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Virgo’s intellectual curiosity and love for deep, mystical themes make this spell-binding story a perfect fit.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
24 June 2025
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Explore the area’s Roman past at the London Mithraeum, a mystical temple, and the amphitheater in the basement of the Guildhall Art Gallery (both free).—
Emma John,
AFAR Media,
24 June 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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Further, there’s some worry that by spending thousands of years finding and gentling (or executing) male channelers, humanity has begun to self-select channeling out of the gene pool.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 Mar. 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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Further projects include psychological thriller The Olive Press, set in the mystic world of the Druze community in Mount Lebanon, from writer and director Samah El Kadi, and co-written by Nadim Chammas.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
19 May 2025
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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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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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Vendors will offer beads, minerals, gemstones, custom jewelry, fossils, artifacts, and metaphysical stones.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 July 2025
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To what end? Riri meets Mephisto at the metaphysical diner.—
Stacia Brown,
Vulture,
2 July 2025
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Pen Bona, a spokesperson of the Cambodian government, said Tuesday that Cambodia has committed to resolve the conflict through diplomatic channels, but tensions have soared because of Thailand's actions.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 June 2025
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Authorities distributed a photo and suspect description via the department's official social media channels.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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“Psychic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psychic. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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