attracted

past tense of attract

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of attracted In the same vein, the actress has been attracted to the world of scents. Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026 Osea Island has attracted more celebrity attention than most private estates. Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 The club has roughly 350 members and has historically attracted doctors, attorneys, financiers, real-estate developers, entrepreneurs and other prominent South Florida figures. Joshua Hong, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026 People are afraid of the new, but they’re also attracted to it. Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026 Along with his confidence, the Cubs were immediately attracted to Townsend’s understanding of data and tech. Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 For decades, Hong Kong’s annual candlelight vigil was the only large-scale public commemoration of the Tiananmen crackdown and attracted tens of thousands of people annually. ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026 Willie unites Starting in the 1970s, Willie’s concerts attracted both rednecks and hippies, two segments of society that could never seem to agree on anything except Willie Nelson music. Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 20 Aug. 2026 The Hilton ad was produced by filmmaker Charles Curran — the same creator who released the Pratt ads, which attracted widespread attention for the Los Angeles mayoral candidate before he was eliminated in the June primary. Grace Hase, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attracted
Verb
  • Marvel Studios began moving its production operations to Georgia, enticed by the state’s uncapped tax credits that could be used for actors’ salaries.
    Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Ryninks was delighted to have enticed such a high calibre of Welsh talent aboard this small indie.
    Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • But what really interested us with this movie was trying to understand the humanity and searching for and exploring the love and the loyalty to characters to have a dialogue with an audience and not do it for the sake of ego or shock.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Camerlenghi says Gradara Castle has interested him since his childhood.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2026
Verb
  • Last year, footage of a skeleton prop at a winter Zac Brown Band concert drew whispers of devil worship.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Jahmai Jones drew a walk to load the bases, and Abreu was forced out at home on Andruw Monasterio's grounder.
    CBS News, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026

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“Attracted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attracted. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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