like magic
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informal
: in a very fast and impressive way
Shapes changed like magic on the computer screen.
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Like most Final Fantasy titles, Tactics’ story is wholly disconnected from the rest of the franchise, but has many of the same elements, like magic spells called Fire, Blizzard, and Thunder, or the existence of the giant bipedal birds called Chocobos.
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Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
The 25% concentration of acids means this exfoliating toner works fast—like magic, some might say—to give your pores an intense, deep clean and your complexion a supernatural glow.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
Its technology might seem like magic to us.
—Matthew Hutson, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
Putting It All Together AI might feel like magic, but it’s powered by structure, not sorcery.
—Abhesh Kumar, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
The 25% concentration of acids means this exfoliating toner works fast—like magic, some might say—to give your pores an intense, deep clean and your complexion a supernatural glow.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
Its technology might seem like magic to us.
—Matthew Hutson, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
Putting It All Together AI might feel like magic, but it’s powered by structure, not sorcery.
—Abhesh Kumar, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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“Like magic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/like%20magic. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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