variants
or magneto-
1
: magnetic force
magnetometer
2
: magnetism : magnetic
magnetoelectric
magneton
3
: magnetoelectric
magnetoresistance
4
: magnetosphere
magnetopause
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Noun
the giant theme park is a magnet for tourists to the area
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Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
The allure of striping a golf ball out of a fairway bunker one minute and then lounging beachside with toes curled in sand and cold beverage in hand the next, has been a magnet pulling golfers to South Carolina’s stretch of sea islands for decades.
—Mike Dojc, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
But Santa Monica’s long-standing renown has turned it into a new magnet for upscale hospitality developers.
—Chadner Navarro, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2024
The underutilized section of the area used to be a garbage dumping site and a magnet for homeless encampments.
—Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
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Noun
There are so many open questions for me — how does someone with such strong faith convictions navigate Hollywood and reality celebrity, which are magnets for vice and sin?
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
The allure of striping a golf ball out of a fairway bunker one minute and then lounging beachside with toes curled in sand and cold beverage in hand the next, has been a magnet pulling golfers to South Carolina’s stretch of sea islands for decades.
—Mike Dojc, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
But Santa Monica’s long-standing renown has turned it into a new magnet for upscale hospitality developers.
—Chadner Navarro, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2024
The underutilized section of the area used to be a garbage dumping site and a magnet for homeless encampments.
—Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Magnet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magnet. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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magnet
noun
mag·net
ˈmag-nət 
1
: a piece of some material (as the mineral iron oxide) that is able to attract iron
especially
: a mass of iron or steel so treated that it has this property
2
: something that attracts
the magnet of fame
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