magnetize
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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
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
She’s steely and cunning with a presence that magnetizes, even if she is not the focal point of a scene.
From New York Times ● Feb. 19, 2017
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
When the north and south poles of an iron atom line up, the atom becomes ferromagnetic and strongly magnetized.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 26, 2026
We cram it all into a magnetized tin the size of an index card.
From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven
If reach is what she’s looking for, Rogan’s invitation would seem to be a magnetizing one.
From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2024
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
At night, the smell of charred chicken sizzling on an outside spit often wafted through the neighborhood, magnetizing Metro riders as they emerged from underground escalators.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2020
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
