telepath

noun

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as in clairvoyant

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Recent Examples of telepath Her tales of power-hungry telepaths and erotic alien encounters are now canonical, in science fiction and beyond. — Stephen Kearse, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025 This is the film that launched a million Fangoria subscriptions, its troubled telepaths diving into vein-popping psionic warfare. — Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024 Emma Corrin will play Cassandra Nova, an immensely powerful telepath and telekinetic, and the villainous twin of Professor Charles Xavier. — Nick Romano, EW.com, 24 July 2024 The film follows a young singer who is stalked by an astral telepath. — Jamie Lang, Variety, 14 May 2024 See All Example Sentences for telepath
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  1. clairvoyant
  2. mentalist
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  • An animalistic sense of intimidation coils beneath each gesture as Bracken offers a remarkable follow-up to her breakout role as a stern clairvoyant.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 24 July 2026
  • As a member of the Dead, Weir was a kind of shape-shifting clairvoyant, creating ever-evolving sounds and forms that became essential to the fabric of American music culture.
    — Erin Osmon, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2026
Definition of clairvoyant
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  • This year's entertainer was mentalist Oz Pearlman, who came back for the redo dinner.
    — Fritz Farrow, ABC News, 25 July 2026
  • And mentalist Oz Pearlman will return as the evening’s entertainment, Jiang confirmed to PEOPLE.
    — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 24 July 2026
Definition of mentalist

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“Telepath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/telepath. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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