as in fascinated
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 magnetized
There’s more debate and tumult there, but it is still magnetized around the possible futures of AI more than the way that AI is suddenly everywhere.
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Max Tani, semafor.com, 29 Dec. 2025
The warmers are magnetized and stick together for easy storage and come with a pouch and charging cable.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 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
If all the spins point up, the material is magnetized.
—Peter McMahon, IEEE Spectrum, 27 Nov. 2018
Max Tani, semafor.com, 29 Dec. 2025
The warmers are magnetized and stick together for easy storage and come with a pouch and charging cable.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 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
If all the spins point up, the material is magnetized.
—Peter McMahon, IEEE Spectrum, 27 Nov. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for magnetized
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Bass, who as a young man played a year as a tailback for the Utah State Aggies, was fascinated by the program, and its coach, Anthony Barnes.—
Michael Schaub,
Oc Register,
29 Dec. 2025
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Shakespeare has always fascinated me as a challenge, and Romeo & Juliet is one of the most famous stories in the world.—
Nick Remsen,
Vogue,
27 Dec. 2025
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Coperni’s timing proved, well, enchanted.—
Faran Krentcil,
InStyle,
31 Dec. 2025
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Not so long ago, humans believed that everything was enchanted.—
Abby McCloskey,
Twin Cities,
24 Dec. 2025
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Many younger visitors have been enticed to visit the town thanks to its arts offerings, with rising numbers making the pilgrimage to the Frieder Burda Museum to take in its temporary exhibitions.—
CNT Editors,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Jan. 2026
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These everyday investors are likely also enticed by Karp, who Luria said is similar to Tesla CEO Elon Musk in his ability to sell a business vision.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
25 Dec. 2025
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He's even charmed Elordi himself.—
Rachel DeSantis,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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There’s a reason Fiyero charmed both Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) and Galinda (Ariana Grande), after all!—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Nov. 2025
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Released in 1994, Sátántangó (based on László Krasznahorka’s novel) chronicled an impoverished Hungarian village that becomes seduced by a would-be prophet who has seemingly come back from the dead.—
Tim Grierson,
Rolling Stone,
6 Jan. 2026
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This year, we were seduced by silver trays and a new take on the TV-dinner table.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
26 Dec. 2025
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Visitors are instantly captivated by Tbilisi’s ancient churches, winding cobblestone streets, and vibrant balconies that paint the city in color and history.—
Essence,
Essence,
7 Nov. 2025
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What started as a routine visit to his mom’s house in Vossburg on Monday is now the latest chapter in the not-so-tall tale that captivated much of the state, after a transport of research primates overturned in Jasper County just before Halloween.—
Bracey Harris,
NBC news,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Snoop, who delighted audiences with his dispatches from the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris, will be back on his ring game next month as a roving correspondent for the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
6 Nov. 2025
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Nancy Bernstorff and Terri Lopez, both from Ramona, said they were delighted by Truett’s artwork.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Tommaso di Lampedusa’s novel, which looks at the unification of Italy from the perspective of a 20th-century writer, had a modernity that interested me.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
9 Oct. 2025
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Since his death more than two hundred years ago, Christophe’s tragic story has interested a broad array of playwrights, artists, novelists, and filmmakers across the world.—
Marlene L. Daut
September 22,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Magnetized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magnetized. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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