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 telepathic
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Recent Examples of psychic
Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 13 Sep. 2024
Over the years, several psychics, mediums, and paranormal investigators have come aboard the ship hoping for ghostly encounters.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 21 Oct. 2024
Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
According to Tatler, Prince William’s mother Princess Diana had a deep interest in the spirit world, calling her personal psychic Sally Morgan up to three times a week to and from Norfolk with her sister, Lady Sarah McCorquodale.
—Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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The seven psychics Wilson features in the film are cut more from the therapeutic side of the practice.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 13 Sep. 2024
Over the years, several psychics, mediums, and paranormal investigators have come aboard the ship hoping for ghostly encounters.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 21 Oct. 2024
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Her text is an actual surreal fantasy with little to hang onto other than evocative images, which invites an incomparable tenor to enter into a vast range of psychic states through a vast range of music styles through a vast range of vocal techniques.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
According to Tatler, Prince William’s mother Princess Diana had a deep interest in the spirit world, calling her personal psychic Sally Morgan up to three times a week to and from Norfolk with her sister, Lady Sarah McCorquodale.
—Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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The tour has also launched a Fan Forward process that has included speaking to roughly 50,000 consumers about how the pro circuit can adapt to today’s media world.Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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Syrian insurgents advanced into two towns north of Homs early Friday, edging closer to Syria's third-largest city, according to reports from an opposition war monitor and pro-government media outlets.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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Set in 1973, the film tells the story of a couple of musicians who accidentally record a mystical sound never before heard by human ears.Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
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The Sandman follows Morpheus, lord of a mystical realm known as The Dreaming, who is the keeper of all of humanity’s dreams (and nightmares).Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 9 Dec. 2024
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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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Recognized as one of India’s, and perhaps the world’s 50 most influential people, Sadhguru is a yogi, mystic, environmental activist, poet, and the bestselling author of over thirty books.Mandeep Rai, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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The show is a mystic library, full of places that no longer exist.Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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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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Emma Corrin will play Cassandra Nova, an immensely powerful telepath and telekinetic, and the villainous twin of Professor Charles Xavier.Nick Romano, EW.com, 24 July 2024
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With age, Sean has begun to warm to his mother’s metaphysical approach to life — and beyond.Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 25 Nov. 2024
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Perhaps that’s why Sedona attracts such a strong enclave of New Age spiritual devotees searching for metaphysical energy in the vortexes allegedly sprinkled throughout its buttes and spires.Erin Strout, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
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Parton, 78, announced news of the show's open casting call earlier this month in a video posted to her social media channels.Dave Quinn, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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Russian social media channels are reporting that Moscow's troops are stuck in the country.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Psychic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psychic. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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