as in clairvoyance
a way of communicating thoughts directly from one person's mind to another person's mind without using words or signals
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Recent Examples of telepathy
Now confined to a mental hospital, the spectral Mabuse (again Klein-Rogge) uses mental telepathy and a form of radio to incite a crime wave.
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J. Hoberman, New York Times, 6 May 2020
As a result, some of the first clear influences seen in Superman come from such stories', which often featured characters who possessed incredible abilities such as superhuman strength, telepathy, and clairvoyance.
—Theo Karasavvas, Ars Technica, 4 Jan. 2020
Well, Masa has even presented on telepathy (which seemed to me an eerie coincidence to the Harbinger character Harada).
—Jason Kothari, Quartz India, 13 Mar. 2020
Her books are often known to feature mysteries involving children or telepathy.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 1 Feb. 2020
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J. Hoberman, New York Times, 6 May 2020
As a result, some of the first clear influences seen in Superman come from such stories', which often featured characters who possessed incredible abilities such as superhuman strength, telepathy, and clairvoyance.
—Theo Karasavvas, Ars Technica, 4 Jan. 2020
Well, Masa has even presented on telepathy (which seemed to me an eerie coincidence to the Harbinger character Harada).
—Jason Kothari, Quartz India, 13 Mar. 2020
Her books are often known to feature mysteries involving children or telepathy.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 1 Feb. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for telepathy
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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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This is a systems-level problem that requires deep integration of robotics, AI, compute, hardware reliability, edge networking and regulatory foresight.—
Shahbaz Abdullah Magsi,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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The foresight allowed both set pieces to be seamlessly cut together as Nevermore is challenged by a group of normie cadets in a color war game to see who will get to remain in the overbooked campground.—
Daron James,
IndieWire,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Telepathy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/telepathy. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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