like magic
idiom
informal
: in a very fast and impressive way
Shapes changed like magic on the computer screen.
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Nightingale firmly believed light should showcase the grandeur of plants and objects – but with its sources hidden or camouflaged, like magic.
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Cheri Mossburg, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025
With hints of Harry Potter-like magic afoot, the clip zooms to a close with a glimpse of a giant fireball glowing inside the building as confetti rains down on the group during a final, all-hands on-deck dance routine.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 21 Nov. 2025
Just the love and the look into each other's eyes was like magic.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
Art that moves you, love that consumes you, moments that feel like magic.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 19 Oct. 2025
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Cheri Mossburg, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025
With hints of Harry Potter-like magic afoot, the clip zooms to a close with a glimpse of a giant fireball glowing inside the building as confetti rains down on the group during a final, all-hands on-deck dance routine.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 21 Nov. 2025
Just the love and the look into each other's eyes was like magic.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
Art that moves you, love that consumes you, moments that feel like magic.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 19 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for like magic
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“Like magic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/like%20magic. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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