as in attractions
something that attracts interest
the giant theme park is a magnet for tourists to the area
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Recent Examples of magnets
Kennedy’s comments come as Medicaid home-care programs — which have long garnered bipartisan support as a cost-effective alternative to nursing homes and other institutions — face growing scrutiny from conservative policymakers and activists who have framed them as magnets for fraud and waste.
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Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 23 Apr. 2026
Recovery businesses can also crush or sandblast items with silver and use magnets or differences in density to sort out the precious metal.
—John Raby, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
REEs are used in the infrastructure that surrounds batteries, the magnets found in EV motors and wind turbines, and other clean energy technologies.
—Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
Attached to the back of each mirror are about 700 tiny magnets that are pushed and pulled by electromagnetic coils to enable the mirrors to change their shape thousands of times per second to remove the atmospheric jitter.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 Apr. 2026
For each take, the belly will be prepped with a uterus and a baby to deliver, but the uterus needs to contain faux amniotic liquid (vinegar based, because water would wash all the birth goop off the silicone baby), and the magnets aren’t strong enough to hold it all in.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
In order to make space for a new electron storage ring, one of RHIC’s two rings of superconducting magnets will be dismantled entirely.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 15 Apr. 2026
Its pinkish-purple flowers are also magnets for bees, and its marbled, green and white leaves are attractive even when the plant isn’t in bloom.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Apr. 2026
Tomatoes Draw More Than Gardeners Tomatoes are extremely productive — but also pest magnets.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 23 Apr. 2026
Recovery businesses can also crush or sandblast items with silver and use magnets or differences in density to sort out the precious metal.
—John Raby, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
REEs are used in the infrastructure that surrounds batteries, the magnets found in EV motors and wind turbines, and other clean energy technologies.
—Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
Attached to the back of each mirror are about 700 tiny magnets that are pushed and pulled by electromagnetic coils to enable the mirrors to change their shape thousands of times per second to remove the atmospheric jitter.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 Apr. 2026
For each take, the belly will be prepped with a uterus and a baby to deliver, but the uterus needs to contain faux amniotic liquid (vinegar based, because water would wash all the birth goop off the silicone baby), and the magnets aren’t strong enough to hold it all in.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
In order to make space for a new electron storage ring, one of RHIC’s two rings of superconducting magnets will be dismantled entirely.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 15 Apr. 2026
Its pinkish-purple flowers are also magnets for bees, and its marbled, green and white leaves are attractive even when the plant isn’t in bloom.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Apr. 2026
Tomatoes Draw More Than Gardeners Tomatoes are extremely productive — but also pest magnets.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for magnets
attractions
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Start at Allan Gardens Conservatory, the neighborhood’s namesake and one of the city’s loveliest—and free—attractions.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Apr. 2026
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Alibaba said select models will allow drivers to order food delivery, book hotels, buy tickets to attractions and track packages, among other features, through voice commands.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Magnets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magnets. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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