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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mystics
Noun
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Seeing around the bend in the river—or even knowing the river ahead does indeed bend—can require the sort of leap of faith that made Vannevar Bush insist that shamans, priests and spiritual seers are the antecedents of today’s engineering stars.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
8 Aug. 2019
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During the formative phase of the infant American republic, when its survival was still problematic, iconic founders performed a valuable function as reliable sources of unquestioned wisdom, a veritable gallery of Delphic oracles available on demand.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Back in the 90s, videos about computer chips and global warming serve as oracles.—
Sam Bodrojan,
IndieWire,
7 Sep. 2025
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Today’s crunchy universe has its own lexicon, myriad complicated theories and counter-theories, and a legion of skeptics and soothsayers, many with scientific or pseudoscientific backgrounds.—
Will Carless,
USA Today,
20 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The playwright understood something about the economic reasoning of such an innovation, however, for if the futurists and techno-utopians once imagined that machines would do all of our dreary work to free us to be artists, writers, and musicians, the opposite is now the case.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
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Tech CEOs and futurists have long described Artificial General Intelligence, or AGI, as one of the ultimate goals of artificial intelligence.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Dec. 2025
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But aren’t prophets esteemed precisely for their willingness to tell difficult truths to the people of God?—
Peter Wehner,
The Atlantic,
6 Feb. 2026
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If history is repetition, then prophets of the past must have something to teach us.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
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Dangerous conditions along the Bay Area coast on Friday prompted forecasters to warn residents to stay away from the water.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Dangerously cold temperatures combined with wind gusts up to 60 mph are expected to cause life-threatening conditions across parts of the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast to close out the week, forecasters said.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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Still giving guidance and encouragement to younger visionaries.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
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Those great ’70s movies grew out of the desperation and dysfunction of the studio system at the time, which opened the door to visionaries with something to say (and, sometimes, a ridiculously high budget to say it with).—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Mystics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mystics. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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