as in medium
a person who claims to speak with or for the spirits of the dead
a celebrity psychic who managed to convince at least some people that their deceased loved ones were using him to relay messages
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as in mystical
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as in telepathic
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Recent Examples of psychic
Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2025
Marilyn is the on-call psychic to Tim’s stepmother, Phyllis, who Phyllis has been relying on throughout the two years since Tim’s father’s death.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
This show places an emphasis on her understudied painting practice, which most recently centers the psychic unrest exacerbated by a diagnosis of bladder cancer in 2020.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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Noun
In their gloomy forecasting, some of the psychics mention a twin flame, someone whom AP connected with in a past life.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2025
Marilyn is the on-call psychic to Tim’s stepmother, Phyllis, who Phyllis has been relying on throughout the two years since Tim’s father’s death.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
The new psychic abilities that Samus can wield also come across as almost Aetherean in nature.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
This show places an emphasis on her understudied painting practice, which most recently centers the psychic unrest exacerbated by a diagnosis of bladder cancer in 2020.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for psychic
Noun
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Forest have worked hard to make improvements to the City Ground to transform it into a Premier League-quality stadium over the past few years, including extensive work to modernise the changing rooms and the media facilities.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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The refusal to engage with reporters over email signatures raises concerns about transparency and engagement with the media.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
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There’s something almost mystical about Patmos, a Dodecanese island that’s closer to the mainland of Turkey than Greece.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
16 Apr. 2025
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Black leather, along with other dark moody hues like purple and navy, are bringing a mystical element to fashion.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
8 Apr. 2025
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Nibert loved the free-thinking spirit of the village and its college.—
Keith BieryGolick,
Cincinnati.com,
28 Aug. 2019
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Credit Gus Malzahn for being proactive and thinking long-term in choosing his starting quarterback.—
Creg Stephenson | [email protected],
al,
22 Aug. 2019
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Along with Nynaeve and, to a lesser extent, Alayne, Egwene is one of the most naturally powerful channelers the Aes Sedai have ever seen.—
Sean T. Collins,
Vulture,
3 Apr. 2025
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This is why there are so many Aiel and Sea Folk channelers running around that the White Tower doesn't know about, and the show has nodded toward it but hasn't had a lot of room to communicate the significance of it.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 Mar. 2025
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Those attributed to Jesus—described in language nearly identical to accounts of the Greek mystic and holy man Apollonius of Tyana, say—are neither more nor less convincing than others.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2025
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Founded on the ethos of art as a form of mystic healing, the label reimagines the family heirloom—and invites its patrons to examine their relationship with objects.—
Nia Shumake,
Essence,
3 Feb. 2025
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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
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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
Adjective
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In the 19th century, philosophers and poets dabbled with it in the pursuit of metaphysical insights.—
Ella Jeffries,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 Apr. 2025
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Beelzebub, however, is nothing but evil incarnate, first appearing as a sort of metaphysical pollution—a writhing black oil-like glob suspended in midair.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
11 Mar. 2025
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One such channel, Truthful Mykolaiv, pretends to be local but pushes Kremlin narratives.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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There isn’t an equivalent channel this time around, according to a Beijing official familiar with Sino-American ties, adding that China wasn’t sure who spoke for Trump on their relationship.—
Beijing and Washington Bureaus,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Psychic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psychic. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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