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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 psychics
Willing to try anything, Mary began speaking to alleged psychics.
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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
The true purpose of these Institutes is to pinpoint and develop precogs, psychics with the ability to foresee the future.
—EW.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Exhausting all resources, Cuellar has sought out six different psychics to locate Teddy.
—Olivia Cyrus
august 8, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2025
According to federal officials, the Jacksons used money from investors to pay for luxury residences in Hawaii and California, a Mercedes-Benz, luxury vacations, psychics and marijuana.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 8 Aug. 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
The true purpose of these Institutes is to pinpoint and develop precogs, psychics with the ability to foresee the future.
—EW.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Exhausting all resources, Cuellar has sought out six different psychics to locate Teddy.
—Olivia Cyrus
august 8, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2025
According to federal officials, the Jacksons used money from investors to pay for luxury residences in Hawaii and California, a Mercedes-Benz, luxury vacations, psychics and marijuana.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for psychics
mediums
Noun
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Local media reported that the violence also sent hundreds to hospitals for injuries nationwide.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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To stop the protestors, security officers started with water cannons, and then resorted to tear gas, according to local media.—
Rajeev Tyagi,
ABC News,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Psychics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psychics. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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