as in to fascinate
to attract or delight as if by magic
the store's gorgeous window displays never fail to magnetize shoppers and sightseers
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Recent Examples of magnetize
As well as this, the southern highlands are ancient, cratered and magnetized, dating back to a time when Mars had a global magnetic field.
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Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
These disks, 5 millimeters in diameter and 265 microns thick, were then placed over an inflatable membrane, inflated like a balloon to form a dome, magnetized, and returned to their original flat state.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2024
The movements are powered by a magnetic field that enables them to self-assemble and are programmed by varying the angle by which they are magnetized.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
This version of the Lucky Duck spinner has more durable plastic wings (compared to the old models) that are magnetized to lock into the body of the decoy.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 19 Dec. 2024
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Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
These disks, 5 millimeters in diameter and 265 microns thick, were then placed over an inflatable membrane, inflated like a balloon to form a dome, magnetized, and returned to their original flat state.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2024
The movements are powered by a magnetic field that enables them to self-assemble and are programmed by varying the angle by which they are magnetized.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
This version of the Lucky Duck spinner has more durable plastic wings (compared to the old models) that are magnetized to lock into the body of the decoy.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for magnetize
Verb
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The writer was fascinated with sharks after spotting them during childhood fishing trips with his father on Nantucket.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
20 June 2025
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That stuff about the Gunn Mummy fascinates me though.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
18 June 2025
Verb
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Each tune has its own momentum, with several of them enticing audiences and exciting them for his sophomore album American Heart, which arrives tomorrow (Friday, June 20).—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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Netflix may entice its subscribers to chill, but the global streamer is working on new offerings and deals to future-proof its content lineup and business.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2025
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The first classic of the summer noir genre is no doubt René Clément’s adaptation of the Patricia Highsmith novel The Talented Mr. Ripley about a young American upstart who travels to Italy and murders a wealthy socialite before stealing his identity and seducing his wife.—
Erik Morse,
Vogue,
26 June 2025
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She was also found guilty of disorderly conduct for supposedly trying to seduce an undercover policewoman named Margaret Leonard, who’d been assigned to entrap her.—
Kellie B. Gormly,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 June 2025
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In the video, Chelsie Dahl shared her son's nightly ritual that has charmed viewers worldwide.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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Bo Peep Bo Peep is a flirt who likes to charm the other toys.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
18 June 2025
Verb
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Workers spent three hours on the 1.3-mile move from Shady Brook Drive to 619 S. Church St. People lined the sidewalks, captivated by the sight of the historic home being carefully transported.—
Paris Goodman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 June 2025
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That’s the same place The Weeknd played on his last trek through town, captivating 50,000-plus fans with his first-ever stadium headlining jaunt — dubbed the After Hours Tour — back in August 2022.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
24 June 2025
Verb
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The screenplay loses its way at the end but kids and adults will be enchanted by the inventive, eccentric characters and the rich animation.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
27 June 2025
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No longer interested in enchanting us, the filmmaker puts his audience through the wringer, and his kick-ass mentality is well-served by star Tom Cruise, who lives for these sorts of full-throttle roles.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
20 June 2025
Verb
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In recent years, however, the migration of traditional TV viewers to streaming and broadband venues has undermined the economics of traditional cable outlets — even those networks devoted to sports, a format which remains able to lure large simultaneous viewership.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
27 June 2025
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Then, because of a wage and salary cap used to control inflation during World War II, more employers offered health insurance to lure workers.—
Renuka Rayasam,
NPR,
27 June 2025
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Gaza’s Health Ministry on Sunday said that another 88 people have been killed by Israeli fire over the past 24 hours, raising the war’s toll among Palestinians to 56,500.—
Tia Goldenberg,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2025
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One Cambodian soldier was killed in a relatively small, contested area.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 June 2025
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“Magnetize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magnetize. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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