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
Still, the three continue to magnetize misfortune, to others as well as themselves.
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Dennis Harvey, Variety, 12 Nov. 2025
With Mars also in Scorpio, your sensuality is magnetized, but so is your creativity.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 19 Oct. 2025
New viewers have been magnetized into the WNBA’s expanding orbit this year, for a rather wide range of reasons.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
But organizations that embrace these three non-negotiables are magnetizing ambitious, loyal Gen Z employees—while their competitors watch the door swing.
—Roberta Matuson, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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Dennis Harvey, Variety, 12 Nov. 2025
With Mars also in Scorpio, your sensuality is magnetized, but so is your creativity.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 19 Oct. 2025
New viewers have been magnetized into the WNBA’s expanding orbit this year, for a rather wide range of reasons.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
But organizations that embrace these three non-negotiables are magnetizing ambitious, loyal Gen Z employees—while their competitors watch the door swing.
—Roberta Matuson, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for magnetize
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How golfers rely on — and leverage — technology fascinates Skenes, from the numbers culled relative to swing speed and ball flight to how their bodies must be in sync to generate so much club speed.—
Tribune News Service,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 Jan. 2026
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People tend to be fascinated by half-and-half beings.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
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For patient investors who can tolerate volatility, MO at $62 appears enticing.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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While this normally wouldn’t entice stargazers to brave the cold weather, what makes the Ursids so intriguing is their unpredictability.—
Michael d'Estries,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Jan. 2026
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In Arthur Penn’s 1975 neo-noir Night Moves, Griffith is Delly Grastner, a 16-year-old runaway with a little girl’s voice and a grown woman’s body—on full display in an underwater nude scene—intent on seducing Gene Hackman, 43 and paunchy.—
Lili Anolik,
Vanity Fair,
12 Jan. 2026
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Dead husbands and wives returned to seduce former spouses.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
7 Jan. 2026
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Continue reading … WATER PLAY – Rescue pup is charmed by humpback whales during boat adventure.—
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FOXNews.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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The California native seemed charmed by the flurries, sticking her tongue out to catch a snowflake in midtown Manhattan.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
20 Jan. 2026
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Starring opposite John Lynch in 1984's Cal, Mirren captivated audiences with her role as Marcella Morton.—
Diane J. Cho,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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But what really captivated him about Parker was her work on screen.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
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Miami is rumored to be interested in his services, and the Hurricanes are no strangers to shelling out lucrative deals to lure top passers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Jan. 2026
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Even the name Greenland taps into antiquity thanks to Erik the Red, who was banished here in 982, found a sheltered, green fjord to call home, and named the place Greenland, an embellishment to lure other Norsemen west.—
Tim Neville,
Outside,
23 Jan. 2026
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Autopsy rules Good's death a homicide More than two weeks after she was shot and killed by a federal immigration agent in Minnesota, the Hennepin County medical examiner's office ruled the death of Renee Good a homicide.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Jan. 2026
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With at least 12 people killed, tit is the deadliest in Los Angeles’ history and the third-most destructive ever for the state.—
Michelle Edgar,
Daily News,
24 Jan. 2026
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Newsom has trolled Trump for months with social media barbs, delighting some Democratic loyalists who have pushed party leaders and potential 2028 candidates to take a harder line.—
Dave Goldiner,
Mercury News,
20 Jan. 2026
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The Berlin International Film Festival unveiled its 2026 lineup on Tuesday, revealing a program sure to delight the festival’s many hardcore arthouse fans, but with little in the way of big Hollywood titles to draw in the undecided.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Magnetize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magnetize. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.
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