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
There’s literal witches and second sight in his plays.
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Literary Hub, 6 Feb. 2026
So, is there any truth to the legend that Halloween babies have second sight?
—Kara Nesvig, Parents, 23 Oct. 2025
With the bullish determination of Ed and the wide-eyed second sight of Lorraine, the Warrens’ only child sells a clear vision of right and wrong when news of the Smurls’ predicament comes their way.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
In episode 6, Wednesday (Jenna Ortega) goes to visit the grave of the pop icon’s Rosaline, who is a deceased Nevermore professor known for her second sight, after losing her powers in part one.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
The Cowardly Lion is a member of a half-human, half-animal race enslaved by Azkadellia for their powers of second sight.
—Emma Stefansky, Vulture, 26 Nov. 2024
Literary Hub, 6 Feb. 2026
So, is there any truth to the legend that Halloween babies have second sight?
—Kara Nesvig, Parents, 23 Oct. 2025
With the bullish determination of Ed and the wide-eyed second sight of Lorraine, the Warrens’ only child sells a clear vision of right and wrong when news of the Smurls’ predicament comes their way.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
In episode 6, Wednesday (Jenna Ortega) goes to visit the grave of the pop icon’s Rosaline, who is a deceased Nevermore professor known for her second sight, after losing her powers in part one.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
The Cowardly Lion is a member of a half-human, half-animal race enslaved by Azkadellia for their powers of second sight.
—Emma Stefansky, Vulture, 26 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for second sight
Noun
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But Isbell developed a sixth sense about where to find them.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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Since his mom Joyce (Winona Ryder) and Hawkins Police Chief Jim Hopper (David Harbour) found him in the Hawkins Library at the end of Season 1, he’s continued to have a sixth sense for everything relating to the alternate dimension.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
26 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In 2007, Princess Märtha Louise, Haakon’s sister, opened an alternative-therapy center, known as the Angel School, which taught its students clairvoyance and healing.—
Elise Taylor,
Vanity Fair,
13 Feb. 2026
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These come in handy, and get her into trouble, when her clairvoyance becomes the only lead in a missing-person case.—
James Grebey,
Vulture,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Second sight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/second%20sight. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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