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the giant theme park is a magnet for tourists to the area
Recent Examples of magnet from the Web
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Liberty Motel in North Philadelphia was long a magnet for drug use and prostitution — until a local nonprofit decided to redevelop the site to serve the community.
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SUBSCRIBE NOW Ranson, a public school in north Charlotte, hosts an International Baccalaureate magnet program.
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Los Angeles Times Over and over in their decades-long war on smog, Southern California regulators have failed to use a powerful tool against ports, warehouses and other freight and logistics hubs that are magnets for air pollution.
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The students, including those enrolled at the schools’ magnet programs, cast their votes during their lunch periods from March 26 to Thursday.
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Back in the city, local police offer some reassuring words for would-be residents of the rue de Strasbourg, which, despite a big choice of fast-food outlets and bars, is still a magnet for drug-addicts and men on the look out for prostitutes.
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However, the site still appears to be a magnet for adult services.
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The expansion of career and technical education, often abbreviated to CTE, hasn't gotten as much attention in CMS as the focus on academic magnet programs.
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Led by medal-magnet Hunter Wonders, Alaska skiers captured victories in four of the six mass-start freestyle races Friday at the U.S. Junior National cross-country ski championships.
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magnet Synonyms
Synonyms
attraction, draw, lodestone (also loadstone);
Related Words
capital, center, cynosure, epicenter, mecca, pole, polestar;
allure, allurement, bait, enticement, fascination, lure, temptation, turn-on;
Other Physics Terms
Definition of magnet-
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: magnetic force
- magnetometer
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: magnetism : magnetic
- magnetoelectric
- magneton
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: magnetoelectric
- magnetoresistance
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: magnetosphere
- magnetopause
Origin and Etymology of magnet-
Latin magnet-, magnes
MAGNET Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of magnet for English Language Learners
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: a piece of material (such as iron or steel) that is able to attract certain metals
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: something or someone that attracts people or things
MAGNET Defined for Kids
Definition of magnet for Students
: a piece of material (as of iron, steel, or alloy) that is able to attract iron
Medical Dictionary
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