adclairvoyance
/ædˌklɛəˈvɔɪəns/nounVerified NewThe uncanny accuracy with which an advertisement names a thing a person has only thought about, never searched.
Nothing was mentioned and nothing was typed, yet the ad is exact. Whether it is inference or coincidence, the experience feels like being overheard by a machine, and the feeling itself shapes how people talk about their phones.
Etym. — ad + clairvoyance — targeted advertising experienced as second sight.
Novelty check: NEW · checked 2026-11-08
review evidence: wordstoreview/review-batch-3-10-media.md
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Method: Editorial batch review — per-word exact-form web search (WebSearch/Tavily) per docs/REVIEW-criteria.md §2