as in attraction
something that attracts interest
the giant theme park is a magnet for tourists to the area
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Recent Examples of magnet
Still, his detective instincts are ultimately reawakened, and his new department becomes a magnet for a crew of misfits and mavericks.
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
Patients are placed inside a tube and surrounded by the machine containing the magnets.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 28 Oct. 2025
From dumpsite to tourist magnet Just over a decade ago, the land around the lake had no appeal for travelers and wasn’t viewed as a promising business project.
—Maria Williams, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
Medical professionals warn that ingesting magnets can lead to serious consequences such as pressure necrosis, perforation, obstruction, fistula and sepsis.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
Patients are placed inside a tube and surrounded by the machine containing the magnets.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 28 Oct. 2025
From dumpsite to tourist magnet Just over a decade ago, the land around the lake had no appeal for travelers and wasn’t viewed as a promising business project.
—Maria Williams, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
Medical professionals warn that ingesting magnets can lead to serious consequences such as pressure necrosis, perforation, obstruction, fistula and sepsis.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for magnet
Recent Examples of Synonyms for magnet
attraction
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Comcast officials blamed the lower attendance at the Orlando parks in part on a lack of new attractions at Universal Studios Florida and Islands of Adventure in anticipation of the Epic Universe grand opening.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
29 Oct. 2025
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The attraction sends guests 200 feet in the air at speeds up to 73 mph.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Magnet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magnet. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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