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
With Mars also in Scorpio, your sensuality is magnetized, but so is your creativity.
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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
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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After spending a quarter-century in journalism covering politics and foreign affairs, Oppenheim, who also wrote the Netflix miniseries Zero Day, explains he’s always been fascinated by the way institutions handle crises and respond under pressure.—
Jake Kring-Schreifels,
Time,
27 Oct. 2025
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Dreams are a concept that humans have been fascinated with deciphering for thousands of years.—
Hannah Yasharoff,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
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And to those of you who are new, I'm enchanted to meet you.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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Like millions of viewers, Rashad Raisani grew enchanted with Music City through watching the soapy nighttime drama Nashville, which captivated fans during its 2012-2018 run and led to a major tourism boom in Nashville and interest in country music.—
Melinda Newman,
Billboard,
16 Oct. 2025
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While a dog can be bribed with a squeaky toy and a pig would surely look at the camera when enticed with a sausage on a stick, cats are known for their admirably self-serving demeanors.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Africa’s leading banking groups are targeting DR Congo, enticed by one of the continent’s fastest-growing economies and the promise of a lucrative mining sector, despite the ongoing conflict in the country’s east.—
Ruben Nyanguila,
semafor.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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The groom said the surprise was the perfect ending to a day that already felt charmed.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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But despite his entreaties, including meeting with Putin in Alaska, floating sanctions relief, and threatening to cut off aid to Kyiv, the Russian president has refused to be charmed into giving up on his invasion.—
Mira Rapp-Hooper,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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Countless service members were seduced by the region’s beauty and fair weather and chose to settle here.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Oct. 2025
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Models walking his sultry runway seduced the audience in beautiful suiting, a dress with a plunging neckline that mirrored an equally high slit.—
Fiona Sinclair Scott,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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The first film premiered in 2013 and captivated audiences with its storytelling and big twists and turns.—
Kelsie Gibson,
PEOPLE,
1 Nov. 2025
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What was once a guilty-pleasure show for the whole family to enjoy has since captivated audiences through a refreshing social media strategy and stars like Robert Irwin, who is totally stealing hearts on the dance floor and our phone screens.—
Jessie Quinn,
StyleCaster,
31 Oct. 2025
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While DeMario and her son have delighted their community each year with the annual attraction, the neighborhood is giving back to them, too.—
Greta Bjornson,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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The Viral Reaction TikTok users were delighted by the clip, with comments including.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 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 4 Nov. 2025.
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