as in attraction
something that attracts interest
the giant theme park is a magnet for tourists to the area
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Recent Examples of magnet
However, dill flowers are pollinator magnets, and the seed heads are a favorite of birds.
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Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 July 2025
Beijing has imposed export controls on rare earth magnets, hitting European Union industries hard and compounding an increasingly unbalanced trading relationship.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 8 July 2025
This collection combines cutting-edge moisture magnets—like Hyaluronic Acid-5, which can hold up to 1,000 times its weight in water—with skin barrier boosters that lock in hydration and keep moisture from escaping.
—Katie Ann Lehman, StyleCaster, 8 July 2025
Douglas is one of several big names attending the 2025 edition of the Karlovy Vary fest, which has long been a magnet for Hollywood stars.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 July 2025
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Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 July 2025
Beijing has imposed export controls on rare earth magnets, hitting European Union industries hard and compounding an increasingly unbalanced trading relationship.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 8 July 2025
This collection combines cutting-edge moisture magnets—like Hyaluronic Acid-5, which can hold up to 1,000 times its weight in water—with skin barrier boosters that lock in hydration and keep moisture from escaping.
—Katie Ann Lehman, StyleCaster, 8 July 2025
Douglas is one of several big names attending the 2025 edition of the Karlovy Vary fest, which has long been a magnet for Hollywood stars.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for magnet
attraction
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The festival’s main attraction is the traditional Bon Odori, in which hundreds of people perform a community dance.—
Jane Tyska,
Mercury News,
13 July 2025
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Best Things to Eat Food is naturally the main attraction in Tsukiji.—
Jessica Kozuka,
Travel + Leisure,
12 July 2025
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“Magnet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magnet. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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