horseshoe magnet

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noun

a horseshoe-shaped permanent magnet.

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Origin of horseshoe magnet

First recorded in 1775–85

In other words, fluoride is a broad-spectrum, bipartisan, long-lasting magnet for dissent.
Anti-Fluoriders Are The OG Anti-Vaxxers|Michael Schulson|July 27, 2016|DAILY BEAST
Couple guided Stella as she crawled and dipped her chest to pick up each magnet.
Dungeons and Genital Clamps: Inside a Legendary BDSM Chateau|Ian Frisch|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Private schools have a way of being a magnet for scandals for the creepy, inappropriate adults who run them.
Headmasters Behaving Badly|Emily Shire|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“New York kind of pulled me here like a magnet,” said Swift.
Jon Stewart: Taylor Swift ‘Smart Choice’ For NYC’s Global Welcome Ambassador|Marlow Stern|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Anything in your gut sticks to the surface of charcoal like a magnet and gets carried out through a bowel movement.
Could Eating Charcoal Help You Detox?|DailyBurn|September 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On three sides the surrounding ground rose steeply, forming an irregular horseshoe mound that opened to the west.
Uncanny Tales|Various
Moreover, he was suddenly obsessed with the belief that if he had greatness in him England alone held its magnet.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
Up and up went the trail, twisting back and forth in long horseshoe curves.
Motor Matt's "Century" Run|Stanley R. Matthews
It is vaulted in stone, and the plain horseshoe arches at the end without any ribs (see illustration), are worthy of notice.
Bell's Cathedrals: A Short Account of Romsey Abbey|Thomas Perkins
My uncle John was the third man who scaled the walls at the battle of the Horseshoe.
Portrait and Biography of Parson Brownlow, The Tennessee Patriot|William Gannaway Brownlow