magnetism
noun
mag·ne·tism
ˈmag-nə-ˌti-zəm 
1
b
: a science that deals with magnetic phenomena
2
: an ability to attract or charm
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Examples of magnetism in a Sentence
Much of his success as a politician can be attributed to his personal magnetism.
she managed to win the election by sheer magnetism
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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2024
His protagonist is a Chinese American playwright called DHH, here given improbable levels of movie-star magnetism by Daniel Dae Kim.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2024
In this process, there is a hidden hand at play: magnetism.
—Jay Bennett, WIRED, 28 July 2024
Hopfield was a pioneer in using models from physics, especially those developed to study magnetism, to understand the dynamics of recurrent neural networks.
—Ambuj Tewari, Discover Magazine, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Magnetism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magnetism. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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magnetism
noun
mag·ne·tism
ˈmag-nə-ˌtiz-əm
1
a
: the property of attracting certain metals or producing a magnetic field as shown by a magnet, a magnetized material, or a conductor carrying an electric current
b
: the science that deals with magnetic occurrences or conditions
2
: the power to attract or charm others
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magnetism
noun
mag·ne·tism
ˈmag-nə-ˌtiz-əm
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