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magnetize

[mag-ni-tahyz] / ˈmæg nɪˌtaɪz /


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To magnetize an iron nail, one simply has to stroke its surface several times with a bar magnet.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 7, 2023

Whether any of their creations transcend gee-whizzery and prove powerful enough to magnetize deeper meanings to it will become clearer with time.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 15, 2023

When Ryan mentioned her depression, Baltz said, “You need to magnetize your brain,” an apparent reference to transcranial magnetic stimulation treatment she received at Insight Choices, according to the accusation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2021

In a ferromagnet such as iron, all the atoms act like little magnets and they all point in the same direction to magnetize the entire material.

From Science Magazine ● Mar. 30, 2020

“If I rub the needle with the lodestone, I’ll magnetize it. Basically I’ll turn it into a compass needle. If we can get it to float on the water without breaking the surface tension...”

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins

"First, we irradiate the alloy with a strong laser pulse, which magnetizes the material," explains Theo Pflug.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 7, 2023

Rather, it's about knowing the genre and what magnetizes the mainstream audience and catering to the film's marketing accordingly.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2022

Her film starts with the teacher, whose patience and charisma draws out the children and magnetizes the viewer.

From New York Times ● Feb. 20, 2022

The southernmost state and yet not quite identified with the deep south, a meeting point for Latino influence and a rangy variant of Americana, it’s a strange place that magnetizes strange people.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 28, 2019

Ama creates another Adinkra symbol that magnetizes Lala back to the ship.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

Additional theoretical work on cosmic explosions involving black holes and strongly magnetized neutron stars may also help reveal where ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays are born.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 9, 2026

This validation that A.I. gives its user—or rather itself—is another reason students are so magnetized to these programs.

From Slate ● Mar. 20, 2026

Mr. Lewis is alternately magnetized and repulsed by Sellers and goes to exhaustive lengths to comprehend him, eventually resorting to quoting Sellers—a believer in the power of the Ouija board—via a spiritual medium.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026

As radio waves pass through magnetized plasma, the angle of their polarization shifts depending on frequency, a process called Faraday rotation.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 28, 2026

Again Melquíades tried to dissuade him, but he finally accepted the two magnetized ingots and three colonial coins in exchange for the magnifying glass.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Friends and family said she was well-liked and had a magnetizing personality.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 6, 2024

“Grief is a magnetizing force from which the book cannot escape.”

From Washington Post ● Oct. 17, 2022

But I made the mistake that she did, which I forgot about the magnetizing.

From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2022

Tutberidze, a former pairs skater who lived in the United States for six years, had a magnetizing résumé, included coaching the gold and silver medalists at the 2018 Olympics.

From New York Times ● Feb. 13, 2022

Maybe it was the way he massaged the feeling back into my hands, or his yeshivish cadence, or those magnetizing bourbon-colored eyes, but something told me I could confide in him.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros




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