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
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
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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J. Hoberman, New York Times, 6 May 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
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
Noun
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The other is later on in the movie as Judy, who shows signs of clairvoyance and a connection to the supernatural like her mom, becomes possessed by the entity haunting the Smurls.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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The information comes to me from my spirit guides in three different ways: clairvoyance, clairaudience and clairsentience.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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The chat reportedly included discussions that could indicate ideological motivations, and possibly even encouragement or foreknowledge of the attack.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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What was the level of foreknowledge about this attack?—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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What incredible instinct and foresight this person had — A very big moment for JUSTICE IN AMERICA!—
Janelle Griffith,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
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A little over a decade ago, the Third board had the foresight to install solar panels on many of our three-story buildings.—
Anita Gosch,
Oc Register,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Telepathy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/telepathy. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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