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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
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
Noun
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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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But in that moment, Queen Genevieve was born, a player whose clairvoyance could summon her enemies’ words from the ether.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2024
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Companies that approach this issue with the requisite level of rigor, foresight and strategic intent will not only mitigate those risks but also strengthen stakeholder trust and operational resilience.—
Ronak D. Desai,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
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Drainage is minimal, though this is not a big problem thanks to the foresight of those who, when building a ground that first opened in 1863, dug down almost 20 feet on the popular banking side.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
9 July 2025
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“Telepathy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/telepathy. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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