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
By carefully controlling how those particles are arranged and magnetized, the researchers can remotely manipulate the robot using relatively weak magnetic fields generated by external coils.
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New Atlas,
8 June 2026
Everyone was magnetized to her.
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Katie Gavin,
Time,
8 May 2026
Their zone will probably make an appearance at some point, with two at the top magnetized to Ant.
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Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
17 Apr. 2026
To start, Minerva shaped the musician's nails into short, rounded almonds and applied a nude-mauve base color, then magnetized the mani to create that signature frosted aesthetic now synonymous with cat-eye nails.
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Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
19 Feb. 2026
Supermassive black holes rarely emit magnetized, radio-emitting plasma, but according to Kumari, J1007+3540 is especially unique.
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Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
15 Jan. 2026
To achieve this look, nail artist Dayanna Issey Sapiens painted on and magnetized a silver cat-eye polish, then added two coats of a bright red jelly polish on top.
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Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
9 Jan. 2026
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
Arnett tends to angle toward Dern as if Alex is forever magnetized by his wife.
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Carla Meyer,
San Francisco Chronicle,
22 Dec. 2025
New Atlas,
8 June 2026
Everyone was magnetized to her.
—
Katie Gavin,
Time,
8 May 2026
Their zone will probably make an appearance at some point, with two at the top magnetized to Ant.
—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
17 Apr. 2026
To start, Minerva shaped the musician's nails into short, rounded almonds and applied a nude-mauve base color, then magnetized the mani to create that signature frosted aesthetic now synonymous with cat-eye nails.
—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
19 Feb. 2026
Supermassive black holes rarely emit magnetized, radio-emitting plasma, but according to Kumari, J1007+3540 is especially unique.
—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
15 Jan. 2026
To achieve this look, nail artist Dayanna Issey Sapiens painted on and magnetized a silver cat-eye polish, then added two coats of a bright red jelly polish on top.
—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
9 Jan. 2026
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.
—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
29 Dec. 2025
Arnett tends to angle toward Dern as if Alex is forever magnetized by his wife.
—
Carla Meyer,
San Francisco Chronicle,
22 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for magnetized
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Like countless others, I was fascinated by the intersection of medicine, epidemiology, and emerging pathogens that the book portrayed.
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Hornets have ‘totally reshaped that frontcourt’ Kevin O’Connor, Yahoo sports podcaster and writer, is fascinated by the trade on both sides.
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Every young child is enchanted by the beautiful colors of the rainbow.
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Throughout the set, lasers, strobes and flashes enchanted the audience, visuals dancing alongside the music.
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Seen from the other side of the deal, that means that bond issuers must pay higher yields, or rates, for investors to be enticed to buy.
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Financial incentives offered by the conservation district, in conjunction with federal programs, have enticed farmers in the South Fork of the Republican River near Burlington to end irrigation on an additional 20,000 acres.
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After Scotland’s beer-guzzling fans charmed locals in Boston, the Tartan Army’s party has decamped to the heat of Miami for a clash with five-time champion Brazil.
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Ranch dressing has charmed the taste buds of tourists from far and wide, so much so that the Transportation Security Administration had to issue guidance on how much of the creamy condiment flyers could carry.
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So instead of Syrax, the Blacks get close air support from Jace on Vermax and Moondancer, ridden by Baela, who is easily seduced into battle by Jace’s unchecked hero complex.
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One class in, and Hannah is thoroughly seduced both by Melanie’s flattery and by her therapyspeak approach to acting, with its talk of truth-telling and connecting to one’s body.
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No team captivated the nation like the iconic '85 Super Bowl Bears.
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When the Hulu series debuted in 2017, a time of political turmoil and heated debates over women’s rights, audiences were captivated by its depiction of a dystopian future — and invigorated by the resistance at its center.
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The role required an actor fluent in Russian and English, a detail that delighted Kharlamova.
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Lady Emma Thynn, Martha Lady Sitwell, Mark-Francis Vandelli, Lottie Kane, Missè Beqiri, Kimi Murdoch, Myka Meier and Margo Stilley — most of whom had actually known each other for years — delighted viewers over a 10-episode season.
Verb
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What interested him was the gap between the performance of power and whatever lives underneath it.
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That’s a cheap and easy analogy, but that’s what interested me to want to make this show.
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“Magnetized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magnetized. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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