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
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.
—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
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
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
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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Systematic excavations at Pompeii began in the mid-1700s, and the site has fascinated historians and visitors ever since.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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Then, there are the pesky vampirologists Theobastus Bombastus (André Jung) and Nepomuk Afterbite (Marco Lorenzini), who’ve arrived at this hotel for a vampire conference and are fascinated by Erzsébet’s legend, and my god, her gowns, too.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
18 Feb. 2026
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Along with the clear Bowie and Orbison inspiration, the album’s influences reflect the tastes of someone recently enchanted by the romance of California.—
Millan Verma,
Pitchfork,
30 Jan. 2026
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But silver is now an even hotter trade than Nvidia, the high-flying artificial intelligence beneficiary that has enchanted Wall Street since late 2022.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
27 Jan. 2026
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In other words, chances are that even more young people will be enticed to bet on how many vehicles will pass by in CCTV footage.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
19 Feb. 2026
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Employers have long offered housing assistance, particularly to higher-status workers or those who are being enticed to relocate to expensive areas.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
15 Feb. 2026
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Meet Luca, the adorable champion who charmed his way to becoming the 2025 Baby of the Year!—
Sydney Cisco,
Variety,
25 Feb. 2026
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Yet Eli Talley as Ponyboy and Vincent Michael impressed — and charmed — the hell out of me in their respective shows.—
Tiffany Kelly,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Feb. 2026
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Consistently adversarial to power; never seduced into the club; consistently going after the highest powers (the president, for instance) over and over.—
Lesley Stahl,
CBS News,
22 Feb. 2026
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Pine seduced Roper away from Corky [Roper’s fixer, played by Tom Hollander, who was killed off in season one].—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Feb. 2026
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Ero was captivated by the challenge of combining careful field research, rigorous analysis and effective advocacy of solutions.—
John T. Shaw,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2026
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The whole world was captivated by the courage, talent, and determination of the athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy.—
Cary Goodman,
New York Daily News,
23 Feb. 2026
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Two weeks ago a Quinn Hughes cameo during Connor Storrie’s SNL debut may have delighted the Heated Rivalry fandom.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
27 Feb. 2026
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Trump has turned heads with eye-popping looks since reentering the White House in January 2025, which both delighted her fans and frustrated detractors.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
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The character that interested me was (his alter ego) Norman Osborn.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Feb. 2026
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Things that interested me as a child, as a teenager and as a young adult still interest me.—
Peter Larsen,
Daily News,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Magnetized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magnetized. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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