as in to fascinate
to attract or delight as if by magic
the store's gorgeous window displays never fail to magnetize shoppers and sightseers
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Recent Examples of magnetize
The containers even magnetize together, so they won’t get lost inside larger bags.
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Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2026
To start, Minerva shaped the musician's nails into short, rounded almonds and applied a nude-mauve base color, then magnetized the mani to create that signature frosted aesthetic now synonymous with cat-eye nails.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 19 Feb. 2026
Supermassive black holes rarely emit magnetized, radio-emitting plasma, but according to Kumari, J1007+3540 is especially unique.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 15 Jan. 2026
There’s more debate and tumult there, but it is still magnetized around the possible futures of AI more than the way that AI is suddenly everywhere.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 29 Dec. 2025
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Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2026
To start, Minerva shaped the musician's nails into short, rounded almonds and applied a nude-mauve base color, then magnetized the mani to create that signature frosted aesthetic now synonymous with cat-eye nails.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 19 Feb. 2026
Supermassive black holes rarely emit magnetized, radio-emitting plasma, but according to Kumari, J1007+3540 is especially unique.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 15 Jan. 2026
There’s more debate and tumult there, but it is still magnetized around the possible futures of AI more than the way that AI is suddenly everywhere.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 29 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for magnetize
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The fawn-like icon, star of classics including Roman Holiday, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Sabrina, Two for the Road, Charade, Funny Face, and My Fair Lady, continues to fascinate even 33 years after her early death from a rare abdominal cancer.—
Hadley Hall Meares,
Vanity Fair,
15 May 2026
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The idea of the ouroboros (a snake eating its tail) has always fascinated me.—
Peter Bogdanovich,
IndieWire,
13 May 2026
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Lifting the interest rates paid for deposits that banks park at the Fed would entice lenders to divert dollars from checking and savings accounts to the Central Bank, curbing the loan portfolios that fuel expenditures across the economy.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
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But to get there, Kalshi and Polymarket need to entice market-makers like Citadel Securities and Jane Street to take the other side of whatever bet these platforms’ vibe-surfing users want to make.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
19 May 2026
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Picture yourself in a boat on the Riviera… Most rock superstars have been seduced by the glamor of the Cannes Film Festival at some point in their career.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
16 May 2026
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This is her chance to seduce the audience as well as her onscreen co-star Callum Turner.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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So there's a very famous example of Fidel Castro inviting Ted Turner down to Cuba and charming him and then being on the program.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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Those at Pixar, in fact, were so charmed by Wallis’ tours that the author was asked to voice the role of the film’s sheriff.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Despite tallying just one win since 2016, McGregor has remained the promotion’s most popular star, and his regularly teased returns have captivated the sport’s storylines.—
Mark Puleo,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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The maneuver, expected for today (May 15) marks a crucial moment in the Psyche's six-year voyage through space to a captivating asteroid of the same name.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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In some cases, the clipping agencies might have launched them on their own to lure prospective clients or astroturf themselves.—
Lane Brown,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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There’s a particularly tragic scene where Natalia, lured on holiday by Elsa, spots a small child innocently giggling at the table across from her at dinner.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
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In a final battle, the Darksaber is destroyed, Gideon and his clones are seemingly killed, and the newly united Mandalorians settle back on Mandalore.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
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Initial tests suggested the outbreak may not involve the Ebola Zaire strain, which was responsible for Congo’s devastating 2018-2020 epidemic that killed more than 1,000 people.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
19 May 2026
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Good times with children will delight you.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
19 May 2026
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“Magnetize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magnetize. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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