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
IEEE Spectrum, 21 Mar. 2017
Ullman will portray Marilyn, a professional psychic with elite Manhattan clients who won’t make a move without consulting her first.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 17 Jan. 2025
Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 10 Mar. 2025
Trust a psychic hunch as the moon and Mercury harmonize.
—USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Lawrence played with Kirlian photography, attended a parapsychology conference, and traveled around the country meeting witches, psychics, and other purveyors of the paranormal.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 Mar. 2017
Ullman will portray Marilyn, a professional psychic with elite Manhattan clients who won’t make a move without consulting her first.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
Fowler, a former practicing attorney, is a paranormal investigator and practicing psychic medium.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 10 Mar. 2025
Trust a psychic hunch as the moon and Mercury harmonize.
—USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
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The Digest Today French police began forcibly evacuating squatting migrants from a digital and media art center, the Gaîté Lyrique, in Paris.—
The Editors of ARTnews,
ARTnews.com,
18 Mar. 2025
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There has been an unwavering consistency in the way that Nuno speaks in the media and with his players.—
Paul Taylor,
The Athletic,
18 Mar. 2025
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The entry pathway is suspended over a pool of lotus flowers, followed by a mystical winding road shaded by the canopy (where a chase scene was filmed), and the open-air lobby which overlooks the resort’s statement design piece: a long pool filled with floating lotuses.—
Anna Haines,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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There's no defendants who are Nazis or Russians or silly, unknown, mystical creatures.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 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 | cstephenson@al.com,
al,
22 Aug. 2019
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Back at the White Tower, Verin Sedai (Meera Syal) has arrived to have a chat with these channelers Nynaeve and Egwene she's heard so much about.—
Alex Raiman,
EW.com,
15 Sep. 2023
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Male channelers, on the other hand, seem to have gotten some upgrades.—
Andrew Cunningham & Lee Hutchinson,
Ars Technica,
29 Sep. 2023
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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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Healy Lake members have long considered their dogs to be mystic companions, according to Combs.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
4 Dec. 2024
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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
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Beckett reminds us of the metaphysical vastness that the stage can contain.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 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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Focus On Short-Term Performance Indicators Focus on short-term performance indicators like channel and engagement metrics.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Immigration officials, however, will only contact you through official government channels (such as your USCIS account) and will not contact you through your personal social media accounts, according to the USCIS website.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Psychic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psychic. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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