as in mediums
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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Recent Examples of psychics
Terazawa is working on her second novel, Curse Him, a surreal and tense autofiction accounting for three summer months of being scammed by psychics in a small Appalachian town.
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Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
For generations, people have turned to psychics, astrology charts or tarot cards for reassurance.
—Ziv Epstein, Fortune, 16 May 2026
For generations, people have turned to psychics, astrology charts or tarot cards for reassurance.
—Vana Goblot, The Conversation, 13 May 2026
The town, about 25 miles southwest of Daytona Beach, Florida, is home to mediums, psychics and healers, many practicing out of their homes.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
Think past life regression meditations, tarot and oracle card readings, and even sessions with psychics.
—Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2025
Over the years, several psychics, mediums, and paranormal investigators have come aboard the ship hoping for ghostly encounters.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Oct. 2025
While ferrying Camila from playdates to pet psychics, Issa realizes the dog’s bark is worse than her bite—much like Camila’s attractive, yet reclusive owner, Theo (Famous in Love’s Carter Jenkins).
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 30 Sep. 2025
Willing to try anything, Mary began speaking to alleged psychics.
—Bjorn Dihle, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
For generations, people have turned to psychics, astrology charts or tarot cards for reassurance.
—Ziv Epstein, Fortune, 16 May 2026
For generations, people have turned to psychics, astrology charts or tarot cards for reassurance.
—Vana Goblot, The Conversation, 13 May 2026
The town, about 25 miles southwest of Daytona Beach, Florida, is home to mediums, psychics and healers, many practicing out of their homes.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
Think past life regression meditations, tarot and oracle card readings, and even sessions with psychics.
—Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2025
Over the years, several psychics, mediums, and paranormal investigators have come aboard the ship hoping for ghostly encounters.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Oct. 2025
While ferrying Camila from playdates to pet psychics, Issa realizes the dog’s bark is worse than her bite—much like Camila’s attractive, yet reclusive owner, Theo (Famous in Love’s Carter Jenkins).
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 30 Sep. 2025
Willing to try anything, Mary began speaking to alleged psychics.
—Bjorn Dihle, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for psychics
Noun
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German media described him as an odd communicator with unusual training habits.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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Even with greater scrutiny of its distribution models, the league stuck to the same plan, according to Hans Schroeder, the NFL’s executive vice president of media distribution.—
Joe Reedy,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2026
Noun
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Disappointed with mainstream health care, Mihich sought help from energy healers, spiritualists, and other alternative-medicine practitioners and entrepreneurs, who regularly supported her aversion to psychiatric medications, according to Sarah and Torina.—
Elizabeth Bruenig,
The Atlantic,
4 Feb. 2026
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There was a big movement at the time — because so many people were killed in the Civil War, and so many women were losing children — of spiritualists, who were almost all women, who would speak to the dead.—
Mike Miller,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Dec. 2025
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“Psychics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psychics. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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