as in second sight
the power of seeing or knowing about things that are not present to the senses
a filmmaker with a sixth sense for knowing which stories the general public will find irresistible
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Recent Examples of sixth sense
Rosalía can have a sincere desire to know the world via the arts and a sixth sense for what sets people off.
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
However, the High Priestess shows February being full of rest and healing, urging you to slow down and listen to your intuition… because your sixth sense is strong for a reason.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
Trump has a sixth sense for power There’s a push and a pull to power.
—Jonathan J. Cooper, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
Many of the investigators who left had honed their skills over years of field visits and inspections, developing a sixth sense for possible violations.
—ProPublica, 21 Aug. 2025
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
However, the High Priestess shows February being full of rest and healing, urging you to slow down and listen to your intuition… because your sixth sense is strong for a reason.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
Trump has a sixth sense for power There’s a push and a pull to power.
—Jonathan J. Cooper, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
Many of the investigators who left had honed their skills over years of field visits and inspections, developing a sixth sense for possible violations.
—ProPublica, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sixth sense
Noun
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There’s literal witches and second sight in his plays.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Feb. 2026
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So, is there any truth to the legend that Halloween babies have second sight?—
Kara Nesvig,
Parents,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Through her radical honesty and spiritual clairvoyance, Cassidy invites readers to tune to the frequency of their own inner knowing to tap into the cosmic goodness already within them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 May 2026
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Spiritualism was the popularization of clairvoyance, telepathy and mediums who claimed to communicate with the dead.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Some parapsychologists, people who study paranormal phenomena, believe the explanation lies in dogs’ extrasensory perception, or ESP—mental abilities beyond the five senses.—
Clarissa Brincat,
Popular Science,
23 Oct. 2025
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The speculative element can take many forms—monsters, time travel, elevator operators with extrasensory perception—but the stories then usually adopt a more classic plot.—
Nathaniel Moore
September 10,
Literary Hub,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Sixth sense.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sixth%20sense. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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