attractiveness

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Recent Examples of attractiveness On the other hand, higher Fed rates typically bolster the attractiveness of dollar assets, exerting depreciation pressure on local currencies. CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026 The rankings were based on student outcomes, learning environment and attractiveness. Finch Walker, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026 The list of 500 schools was compiled by the magazine and data research firm Statista, Schools were given a score based on their student outcomes, learning environment and their attractiveness to students. Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026 The stakes are high, with victory on the track bringing in prize money and enhancing the team’s attractiveness to sponsors like Petronas and Microsoft. Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 21 Aug. 2026 But these concerns do not eliminate bitcoin's attractiveness in a fiscally dominant macroenvironment. Dave Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 The judging criteria balanced overall attractiveness and legibility for law enforcement. Jim Turner, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026 The list compiled 300 cities of varying sizes across 22 factors of market attractiveness, affordability and quality of life. Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026 As popularized by streamer Clavicular, the movement approaches attractiveness like an engineering problem. Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attractiveness
Noun
  • The visits tend to energize the base ahead of the midterms and may also broaden congressional candidates’ appeal.
    Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • In its 35th season, DWTS continues to evolve while retaining the particular mix of spectacle, competition, and camp that gives it a cross-generational appeal.
    Lily Moayeri, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Meaning, beauty—existence itself— cannot compete with a banker on the banker’s terms.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Under his leadership, Quadrivio has developed a range of industry-specific funds, including the Made in Italy I and II funds, focused on fashion, design, beauty and food and wine.
    Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Set the scene On rugged John’s Island 40 minutes outside of Charleston, Auberge’s Lowcountry debut deftly centers the coastal charm of the South Carolina sea islands—the second most bioactive habitat in the world, after only the Amazon Rainforest.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Despite its grand title—the capital of the USSR—the city of my youth held little charm.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The edits focus on key seasonal themes including maximalist looks, statement tailoring, elevated layering and modern takes on heritage pieces.
    Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The couple were spotted visiting an art gallery on September 17 in two looks that sat on opposite sides of the style spectrum.
    Meg Walters, InStyle, 19 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The blob continues to satisfy our attraction to organic shapes and spectacle and looks incredible on our Instagram feeds.
    Sam Lubell, Curbed, 21 Sep. 2026
  • There’s this weird attraction to potential violence and knowing that you’re safeguarded from it.
    Anusha Praturu, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Participants in these programs show a grassroots love of learning history and a fascination with the past.
    Nora Oakes Howard, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The ’90s — its music, its films, its pre-social-media privacy — has become an object of fascination, and Long argues the era can’t be imitated or counterfeited.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • So, too, do the antics of his estate manager (a buoyant Sam Adegoke), always concocting money-making schemes, and the wide-eyed adoration of the girl next door (Amelia Mason, deftly balancing naïveté with seductiveness), who wants to save him.
    Rhoda Feng, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
  • That’s the seductiveness of the Reflecting Pool.
    Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 25 June 2026

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“Attractiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attractiveness. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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