palmistry
Example Sentences
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His now-defunct TikTok account, which has more than 300,000 followers, claims to make predictions based on astrology and palmistry.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2025
To say, as Fukuyama does, that “the desire for status—megalothymia—is rooted in human biology” is the academic equivalent of palmistry.
From The New Yorker • Aug. 27, 2018
The name came from a random page in a Victorian book of palmistry.
From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2016
It sounds like seaside palmistry, but the firm claims candidates get more interviews as a result.
From Economist • Oct. 1, 2015
The palmistry, the scriptology, the rest of their esoterica.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
