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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
Sterling and Blair’s world — and the logic of their kitschy twin telepathy — is thrown into total chaos.
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Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, 14 Aug. 2020
Psychic powers, including telekinesis and telepathy. Dragon King (1981): Real name unknown.
—cleveland, 29 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
The next year, Schmeisser marched into a large conference room at Army Research Office headquarters in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, to pitch a research project to investigate synthetic telepathy for soldiers.
—Adam Piore, Discover Magazine, 1 Mar. 2012
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Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, 14 Aug. 2020
Psychic powers, including telekinesis and telepathy. Dragon King (1981): Real name unknown.
—cleveland, 29 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
The next year, Schmeisser marched into a large conference room at Army Research Office headquarters in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, to pitch a research project to investigate synthetic telepathy for soldiers.
—Adam Piore, Discover Magazine, 1 Mar. 2012
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for telepathy
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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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Days later, Carlson began releasing The 9/11 Files, a five-part video series that suggests Israel had foreknowledge of the al-Qaeda attacks but withheld the information from the United States.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
4 Feb. 2026
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But even with that foreknowledge, the moment hits us like a truck full of dynamite, aided immensely by Thurman’s explosive shock at the sight of her daughter.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
5 Dec. 2025
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As such, managing this timing requires a degree of foresight.—
Felysha Walker,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Feb. 2026
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A little foresight now can turn courage into results!—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Telepathy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/telepathy. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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