variants
also loadstones
as in magnets
something that attracts interest
the young woman's wealth unfortunately made her a lodestone for fortune hunters
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Noun
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The most user-friendly methods for attachment are a clip or magnets.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026 -
Every Pixel 10 supports Google's PixelSnap magnetic charging technology, while none of the S26 phones have magnets built in.—
Iyaz Akhtar,
PC Magazine,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Season 2 of the Netflix iteration dropped all nine of its episodes on April 10, with early promises to stay faithful evaporating as new attractions emerged and simmering resentments boiled over.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Apr. 2026
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Cruise through Petrified Forest National Park, the only national park that contains a section of the historic road, and stop at quirky attractions like Illinois’ gigantic fiberglass statues that were the pinnacle of advertising in the 1960s.—
Meena Thiruvengadam,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Lodestones.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lodestones. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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