like magic
idiom
informal
: in a very fast and impressive way
Shapes changed like magic on the computer screen.
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Putting It All Together AI might feel like magic, but it’s powered by structure, not sorcery.
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Abhesh Kumar, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Ariana Grande Fragrances by Ariana Grande: The Wicked star has multiple perfumes that smell just like magic.
—Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 7 July 2025
Sitting beside a bioluminescent lagoon that glows like magic at night, the property offers adults-only accommodations from private pool suites to oceanfront beach houses that honor our need for both luxury and connection to ancestral waters.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 18 June 2025
The nine casitas, two-story structures which were built out of wood slats from trees felled in 2007 by Hurricane Felix, feel like magic tree houses through a mid-century modern lens.
—Lauren Mechling, Vogue, 19 May 2025
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Abhesh Kumar, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Ariana Grande Fragrances by Ariana Grande: The Wicked star has multiple perfumes that smell just like magic.
—Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 7 July 2025
Sitting beside a bioluminescent lagoon that glows like magic at night, the property offers adults-only accommodations from private pool suites to oceanfront beach houses that honor our need for both luxury and connection to ancestral waters.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 18 June 2025
The nine casitas, two-story structures which were built out of wood slats from trees felled in 2007 by Hurricane Felix, feel like magic tree houses through a mid-century modern lens.
—Lauren Mechling, Vogue, 19 May 2025
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“Like magic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/like%20magic. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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