refrigerator magnet
noun
US
: a small object with a magnet attached to it that can stick to a refrigerator or other metal surface
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Neutron stars also have some of the strongest magnetic fields known in the universe — up to 10 trillion times the power of a refrigerator magnet, and enough turn gamma rays into electrons and positrons in a way manmade particle accelerators cannot hope to do, NASA explained.
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Adam Harrington, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
If a penny dated from 1943 sticks to a common refrigerator magnet, then it is made of steel and is not considered rare.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 24 Jan. 2026
London has its fair share of landmarks befitting of a refrigerator magnet (Big Ben, Tower Bridge, and Buckingham Palace, to name a few).
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 26 May 2025
Want an Aperol spritz, some CBD oil, or a ceramic Dutch-clog refrigerator magnet?
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2024
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Adam Harrington, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
If a penny dated from 1943 sticks to a common refrigerator magnet, then it is made of steel and is not considered rare.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 24 Jan. 2026
London has its fair share of landmarks befitting of a refrigerator magnet (Big Ben, Tower Bridge, and Buckingham Palace, to name a few).
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 26 May 2025
Want an Aperol spritz, some CBD oil, or a ceramic Dutch-clog refrigerator magnet?
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2024
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“Refrigerator magnet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/refrigerator%20magnet. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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