psychics

plural of psychic
as in media
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 Think past life regression meditations, tarot and oracle card readings, and even sessions with psychics. Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2025 Over the years, several psychics, mediums, and paranormal investigators have come aboard the ship hoping for ghostly encounters. Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Oct. 2025 While ferrying Camila from playdates to pet psychics, Issa realizes the dog’s bark is worse than her bite—much like Camila’s attractive, yet reclusive owner, Theo (Famous in Love’s Carter Jenkins). Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 30 Sep. 2025 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 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
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mediums
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  • Right now, there’s a broad consensus that the global populist right understands our almost post-literate new media in a way their opponents never will.
    Ben Smith, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Reality Defender’s researchers used publicly available footage of notable individuals, including CEOs and entertainers, from earnings calls and media interviews.
    Nikita Ostrovsky, Time, 20 Oct. 2025

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