as in sixth sense
the power of seeing or knowing about things that are not present to the senses
the fairy world was believed to be visible to people blessed with second sight
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Recent Examples of second sight
The Cowardly Lion is a member of a half-human, half-animal race enslaved by Azkadellia for their powers of second sight.
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Emma Stefansky, Vulture, 26 Nov. 2024
The books follow protagonists who strive to become young artists in a crumbling economy, inherit second sight while spilling with grief, and deal with the reality of our grave present.
—Zoe Guy, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2024
Only one gifted with second sight could have foreseen the sequel-a world depression…
Harold van B. Cleveland and W. H. Bruce Brittain
EssayJuly 1969
The Common Market after De Gaulle
Trouble is no stranger in Brussels.
—Harold Van B. Cleveland, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2023
His great theme is the limits of vision, and the way that these limits, when imaginatively confronted, can serve as the basis for a kind of second sight.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2023
Call it, then, love at second sight.
—New York Times, 28 Apr. 2022
Barker contacted Peter Fairley, a journalist and science editor at the Evening Standard, with his hunch that some people may have foreseen the disaster through a kind of second sight.
—Ian Beacock, The New Republic, 25 Aug. 2022
Young Juliana Clare is 17, exceptionally pretty and, like Jan, susceptible to moments of hallucinatory second sight.
—Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 12 Feb. 2020
It’s also Gretel, who is revealed to possess a sort of second sight, who Holda sees potential in once the siblings find their way to her home (which is made of more traditional materials than gingerbread this time around).
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 31 Jan. 2020
Emma Stefansky, Vulture, 26 Nov. 2024
The books follow protagonists who strive to become young artists in a crumbling economy, inherit second sight while spilling with grief, and deal with the reality of our grave present.
—Zoe Guy, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2024
Only one gifted with second sight could have foreseen the sequel-a world depression…
Harold van B. Cleveland and W. H. Bruce Brittain
EssayJuly 1969
The Common Market after De Gaulle
Trouble is no stranger in Brussels.
—Harold Van B. Cleveland, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2023
His great theme is the limits of vision, and the way that these limits, when imaginatively confronted, can serve as the basis for a kind of second sight.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2023
Call it, then, love at second sight.
—New York Times, 28 Apr. 2022
Barker contacted Peter Fairley, a journalist and science editor at the Evening Standard, with his hunch that some people may have foreseen the disaster through a kind of second sight.
—Ian Beacock, The New Republic, 25 Aug. 2022
Young Juliana Clare is 17, exceptionally pretty and, like Jan, susceptible to moments of hallucinatory second sight.
—Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 12 Feb. 2020
It’s also Gretel, who is revealed to possess a sort of second sight, who Holda sees potential in once the siblings find their way to her home (which is made of more traditional materials than gingerbread this time around).
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 31 Jan. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for second sight
Noun
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Duke University researchers have uncovered a sixth sense: the neurobiotic sense.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
3 Aug. 2025
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However, the High Priestess shows February being full of rest and healing, urging you to slow down and listen to your intuition… because your sixth sense is strong for a reason.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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There is a certain frequency DeLillo captures, or maybe creates, not entirely unlike that of Conrad’s and Didion’s in its clairvoyance and occasional portentousness, that suggests a secret world hovering behind the world of the everyday.—
Jon Raymond
August 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Aug. 2025
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Your ability to adapt and act with integrity, not clairvoyance, is the ultimate safeguard of your brand’s future.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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“Second sight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/second%20sight. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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