magnetize
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"We apply an oscillating field to reset the magnetization, then apply a strong magnetic field to the cilia which allows us to magnetize the microparticles in a new direction."
From Science Daily ● Apr. 24, 2024
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
Still, we are creatures of narrative, and so — as summer draws fall, or as Mardi Gras opens onto Ash Wednesday — photographs tend to magnetize words.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 21, 2020
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
It smells hellish too, like rotting meat on a sweltering day, which magnetizes tons of insects that scatter its spores.
From Salon ● Apr. 30, 2023
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
He magnetizes attention, sometimes at the expense of Ben Dickey, who plays Foley as a sly, slow-moving bear of a man with a knack for fingerpicking and self-sabotage.
From New York Times ● Sep. 6, 2018
Ama creates another Adinkra symbol that magnetizes Lala back to the ship.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
The unit doesn’t have a door but a magnetized accordion-like curtain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 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
Such an eruption would release a cloud of dense, magnetized plasma, temporarily altering the space around the FRB source as it passed through the line of sight.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 28, 2026
These regions form when highly magnetized plasma rises from the Sun's interior and breaks through its surface.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 13, 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
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
John wasn’t much at coming up with new melodies, but the words were magnetizing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 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
