animal magnetism

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Recent Examples on the Web Other topics of his lectures over the years that followed included animal magnetism, hypnotism, and the ether. Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 12 Apr. 2024 And of course, Fox’s animal magnetism attracted the approval of the rocker. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 17 July 2023 Keoghan’s own animal magnetism is present onscreen, if only because his physicality is so refreshingly untamed. Matthew Jacobs, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Dec. 2022 Based on the widely popular theory of animal magnetism proposed by Franz Mesmer at the end of the 18th century, Allix claimed that snails are particularly well suited to communicate by a magnetism-like force through the ambient medium. Justin E. H. Smith, Wired, 3 Mar. 2022 In the eighteenth century, Franz Mesmer introduced his concept of mesmerism, or animal magnetism, involving a universal vital fluid that passes in and out through our pores. Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2021 Your animal magnetism could be a big turn-on for a special someone this evening. Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 15 May 2021 The student need not believe that Noah existed, or that his animal magnetism was as great as is said, or how long-lived his children were. Luther Ray Abel, National Review, 17 Sep. 2020 The charismatic Sun moves into your sign today, enhancing your animal magnetism. Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 22 Aug. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for animal magnetism
Noun
  • In Minnesota, companies offering veteran benefit services or appeal services are required by law to disclose this fact before accepting payment from a veteran.
    Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Love them or hate them, Apple’s peripherals have a distinctive visual appeal, and that’s especially true of the Magic Trackpad.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • What the scientists found was that those who had been allowed to keep their lucky charms felt more confident going into the tasks.
    Popular Science Staff, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Each door reveals new supplies for DIY activities such as assorted round beads, charms, and thread for DIY friendship bracelets, plus other gifts like nail polish and nail stickers to create festive purple, pink, blue, and yellow manicures.
    Ali Faccenda, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Just as the Strip cuts through Las Vegas, Sheikh Zayed Road runs through the heart of Dubai and many of the city's major leisure attractions are a stone's throw away from it.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Raven is currently developing a number of projects including an adaptation Disney’s MAIN STREET, USA attraction for D+ and the ORACLE audio book series for Amazon.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • This sympathy wasn’t simply a fascination with human evil—with a death instinct—but an attraction to a deeper freedom, a more intense form of life than parliaments and pamphleteering offered.
    George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
  • In a segment that continued to indulge the show’s fascination with McEntire (why not have her host sometime?), Gardner portrayed the singer as an undecided voter.
    Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Mounting consequences Persistent high pressure dominating the eastern half of the US for much of October was a force field against wet weather and also caused temperatures in parts of the East and Midwest to feel more like summer than the peak of fall at times.
    Mary Gilbert, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
  • One Amazon reviewer compared their effectiveness to a bug force field—and others were pleased by how quickly the wipes’ scent dissipated after using them.
    Sara Coughlin, SELF, 2 Aug. 2024
Noun
  • 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
  • Guitarist Joe Duplantier howled the lyrics like a man possessed (or something more demonic) with a brooding magnetism duly reinforced by dressing all in black.
    Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Even the rising wellness industry seems to be unable to dent the glamour and power a cigarette can radiate in some circles.
    Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The diamond district, three narrow streets near the train station, doesn’t exactly reflect the glamour and glitter of the finished product.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024

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“Animal magnetism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/animal%20magnetism. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.

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