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Magnate vs. Magnet
Magnate
/ˈmæɡneɪt/Examples:
The media magnate bought another network yesterday.He rose from humble beginnings to become a tech magnate.The real estate magnate owns most of the city's skyline.
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Magnet
/ˈmæɡnət/Examples:
The new boutique acts as a magnet for trendy shoppers.His charisma was a powerful magnet for the audience.The lighthouse became a magnet for tourists.
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This word has no antonymsWays to tell them apart:
- Magnate and magnet sound similar but mean different things.
- Remember that a magnate refers to a powerful person, usually in business, by associating it with magnate of industry.
- A magnet attracts metals and is associated with physical attraction or properties.
- Think of the extra e in magnate as extra power that a person holds.
- Magnet has a hard t sound that resonates with the hard metal it attracts.
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