telepathy

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. 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 See all Example Sentences for telepathy 

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“Telepathy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/telepathy. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.

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