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Recent Examples of precognition
Not just that, his powers include reality warping, matter and energy manipulation, energy projection, and all kinds of psionic abilities, such as telekinesis, telepathy, astral projection, and even precognition.
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 24 July 2025
Ancient oracles claim to have precognition, an insight into the future.
—Vipin Bharathan, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
But in behavioral science, many scholars point to an article published in a mainstream psychology journal in 2011 claiming evidence of precognition — that is, the ability to sense the future.
—Noam Scheiber, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2023
The show enjoyed a one-two punch (or kick) of precognition.
—Mike Bloom, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Nov. 2022
During his time in Aberfan, Barker tactfully but doggedly set about recording examples of precognition that came his way.
—Kathryn Hughes, The New York Review of Books, 19 Oct. 2022
More daringly, Barker thought that proving the existence of precognition would overturn the basic human understanding of linear time.
—Ian Beacock, The New Republic, 25 Aug. 2022
Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 24 July 2025
Ancient oracles claim to have precognition, an insight into the future.
—Vipin Bharathan, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
But in behavioral science, many scholars point to an article published in a mainstream psychology journal in 2011 claiming evidence of precognition — that is, the ability to sense the future.
—Noam Scheiber, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2023
The show enjoyed a one-two punch (or kick) of precognition.
—Mike Bloom, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Nov. 2022
During his time in Aberfan, Barker tactfully but doggedly set about recording examples of precognition that came his way.
—Kathryn Hughes, The New York Review of Books, 19 Oct. 2022
More daringly, Barker thought that proving the existence of precognition would overturn the basic human understanding of linear time.
—Ian Beacock, The New Republic, 25 Aug. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for precognition
Noun
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The younger daughter had arrived with foreknowledge of the role her older sister had already claimed.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Days later, Carlson began releasing The 9/11 Files, a five-part video series that suggests Israel had foreknowledge of the al-Qaeda attacks but withheld the information from the United States.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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
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Fortune-tellers are not the only figures who aspire to clairvoyance.—
Yiyun Li,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
Noun
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However, transformation without governance is not foresight.—
Barry R. Davis,
Boston Herald,
17 Apr. 2026
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In this case, Gemini would represent the techie aspect of the internet, while Pisces speaks to the fantasizing and intuitive foresight of their future union.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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However schematic and airless the novel is, there’s no denying its prescience.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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If anything, his adaptation proves Mary Shelley’s prescience.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The wide-ranging records include a letter from a woman claiming that her mental telepathy indicated Earhart was still alive, and another from a man claiming her grave was located in Spain.—
Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
14 Nov. 2025
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Getting in good positions but lacking the necessary telepathy with his new team mates, meaning his usual big end product figures (10 goals and six assists in 25 Bundesliga league appearances last season) aren’t there.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Precognition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precognition. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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