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Heating the magnet to very high temperatures, hitting it very hard e.g. with a hammer, and exposing it to a strong, random magnetic field would work. Do not try these at home!! Magnets contain aligned, spinning molecules to create a strong magnetic field. The above methods break the alignment of the molecules, destroying the magnet.

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