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
As well as this, the southern highlands are ancient, cratered and magnetized, dating back to a time when Mars had a global magnetic field.
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Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
These disks, 5 millimeters in diameter and 265 microns thick, were then placed over an inflatable membrane, inflated like a balloon to form a dome, magnetized, and returned to their original flat state.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2024
The movements are powered by a magnetic field that enables them to self-assemble and are programmed by varying the angle by which they are magnetized.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
This version of the Lucky Duck spinner has more durable plastic wings (compared to the old models) that are magnetized to lock into the body of the decoy.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 19 Dec. 2024
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Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
These disks, 5 millimeters in diameter and 265 microns thick, were then placed over an inflatable membrane, inflated like a balloon to form a dome, magnetized, and returned to their original flat state.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2024
The movements are powered by a magnetic field that enables them to self-assemble and are programmed by varying the angle by which they are magnetized.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
This version of the Lucky Duck spinner has more durable plastic wings (compared to the old models) that are magnetized to lock into the body of the decoy.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for magnetize
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Fahy is a lot of fun playing against recent type as a blue-collar woman who has zero interest in the glamorous, opulent world that so fascinates her sister.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
22 May 2025
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Written by Washington Post journalists Bob Woodward and Scott Armstrong, the first-ever inside account of the Supreme Court fascinated her.—
Brian Hamilton,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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The Navy also has spent considerably more than the others to entice sailors to reenlist, doling out retention bonuses to roughly 70,000 service members for each of the past three years.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 May 2025
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Duffy recently announced a sweeping program to upgrade the agency's technology infrastructure, as well as hiring incentives to entice more would-be air traffic controllers.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Sirens is smartest when paralleling the entitlement of 21st century American wealth with Ancient Greek divinity, skewering the insularity and entitlement of these modern plutocrats who throw galas to honor themselves and to torment or seduce the mortals who are their employees and playthings.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2025
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This would suck capital investment back to America in a nanosecond and financially seduce companies to reshore factories, labs and headquarters back here with bargain-low tax rates.—
Stephen Moore,
Boston Herald,
14 May 2025
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Moore's Michaela is mysterious, commanding, and beyond wealthy, described in the trailer and elsewhere as someone with the ability to charm into subservience.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
22 May 2025
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Viewers on TikTok were charmed by the emotional reunion.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 May 2025
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But one thing's for sure: these moms continue to captivate.—
DeVonne Goode,
Parents,
23 May 2025
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That’s the reality that captivated nearly four million TikTok viewers, who watched Wendy document her midnight trek across her family’s 500-year-old hacienda — a sprawling estate in rural Zacatecas, Mexico that’s equal parts history, legend and home.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
22 May 2025
Verb
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The sequel to Practical Magic is aiming to enchant viewers in the fall of 2026.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
6 May 2025
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She was enchanted by the centuries-old wood plank floors, scarred and slightly sloped.—
Leilani Marie Labong,
Architectural Digest,
5 May 2025
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Brooks, in her movies, lures men to their doom—or taunts men with her availability, only to refuse them.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
23 May 2025
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He was named head coach of the Red Wings in May 2015 after the Toronto Maple Leafs lured Babcock out of Detroit with an eight-year, $50 million deal, the NHL’s richest contract for a coach at the time.—
Phil Thompson,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2025
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The forecast comes after several devastating hurricanes battered the U.S. last year, including Helene, which killed 241 people across five states in September.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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The pair, who worked together at the Israeli Embassy, were killed following an event at the museum.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
24 May 2025
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“Magnetize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magnetize. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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