as in attraction
something that attracts interest
the giant theme park is a magnet for tourists to the area
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To avoid further supply line pinches like this, GM recently struck a long-term deal with Noveon Magnetics, whose San Marcos, Texas, facility is the only rare earth magnet manufacturer in the United States.
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Rebecca A. Fannin, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
The town of Chipping Campden became a magnet for the Arts and Crafts movement in the early 1900s, after architect Charles Robert Ashbee swapped London for the countryside.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 1 Oct. 2025
The mineral-rich solution is collected in a pond after it is drained from the rock and is then exposed to solvents and electricity that attract the minerals like a magnet while leaving water, acid and impurities behind.
—Vanessa Bates Ramirez, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2025
China’s monopoly on processing these elements into magnets has given Beijing a strategic chokepoint in the global economy.
—Dan Swift, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2025
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Rebecca A. Fannin, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
The town of Chipping Campden became a magnet for the Arts and Crafts movement in the early 1900s, after architect Charles Robert Ashbee swapped London for the countryside.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 1 Oct. 2025
The mineral-rich solution is collected in a pond after it is drained from the rock and is then exposed to solvents and electricity that attract the minerals like a magnet while leaving water, acid and impurities behind.
—Vanessa Bates Ramirez, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2025
China’s monopoly on processing these elements into magnets has given Beijing a strategic chokepoint in the global economy.
—Dan Swift, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for magnet
attraction
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The goal is for the singles to connect on an emotional and intellectual level before seeing each other in person, thus building a foundation stronger than just physical attraction.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
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Other attractions include Bloodmoon Ranch, Funhouse Nightmare, Bleakmore Asylum, The Zombie Shootout, Escape Room, Axe Throwing and Monster Midway.—
Meredith G. White,
AZCentral.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Magnet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magnet. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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