Attract and Return

Attract

Attract verb - Exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away.

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Return and attract are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Return" instead a verb "Attract".

Return verb - To bring, send, or put back to a former or proper place.

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Attract and return are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Attract" instead a verb "Return".

Nearby Words: returned, returning, returnable, returnee, returner

man	attract man	return man
people	attract people	return people
group	attract group	return group
interest	attract interest	return interest
Other words: someone, amount, way, money.

Heavily Armored Mook: Since it is a high-priority target, it is equipped with substantial armor so it can keep firing despite the return fire that it might attract.

Source: Characters / The End Times Vermintide
Niobe performs a variant in With a Tangled Skein, by setting the boat she's on on fire, trying to attract Thanatos' attention so she can try to convince him to return her dearly loved husband to life.

Source: Viking Funeral
Of course, this being Matthew Reilly, he has to attract a tiger shark to scare the enemy into range, then crush his ribs with his legs, then kill him with a blowtorch while blocking the return fire from his allies.

Source: Murderous Thighs

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