as in second sight
the power of seeing or knowing about things that are not present to the senses
a filmmaker with a sixth sense for knowing which stories the general public will find irresistible
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Recent Examples of sixth sense
Rosalía can have a sincere desire to know the world via the arts and a sixth sense for what sets people off.
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
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 Oct. 2025
Trump has a sixth sense for power There’s a push and a pull to power.
—Jonathan J. Cooper, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
Many of the investigators who left had honed their skills over years of field visits and inspections, developing a sixth sense for possible violations.
—ProPublica, 21 Aug. 2025
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
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 Oct. 2025
Trump has a sixth sense for power There’s a push and a pull to power.
—Jonathan J. Cooper, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
Many of the investigators who left had honed their skills over years of field visits and inspections, developing a sixth sense for possible violations.
—ProPublica, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sixth sense
Noun
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There’s literal witches and second sight in his plays.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Feb. 2026
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So, is there any truth to the legend that Halloween babies have second sight?—
Kara Nesvig,
Parents,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Fortune-tellers are not the only figures who aspire to clairvoyance.—
Yiyun Li,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
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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
Noun
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Some parapsychologists, people who study paranormal phenomena, believe the explanation lies in dogs’ extrasensory perception, or ESP—mental abilities beyond the five senses.—
Clarissa Brincat,
Popular Science,
23 Oct. 2025
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The speculative element can take many forms—monsters, time travel, elevator operators with extrasensory perception—but the stories then usually adopt a more classic plot.—
Nathaniel Moore
September 10,
Literary Hub,
10 Sep. 2025
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