like magic
idiom
informal
: in a very fast and impressive way
Shapes changed like magic on the computer screen.
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There’s something about these wordless intuitive bonds, full of mischief and love, that feel like magic.
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Kelli Bender, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Nothing puts people at ease quite like magic hour and booze.
—Rachel Fletcher, Architectural Digest, 20 Feb. 2025
But like magic, the film shape-shifts into something wholly remarkable and unexpected: at once a screwball comedy, a profoundly human drama, and a searing indictment about how the ultra-rich couldn’t care less about the rest of us.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
Then Delilah arrived at the Cove party, and everything felt like magic — until tragically Rick died that same night.
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 28 Feb. 2025
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Kelli Bender, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Nothing puts people at ease quite like magic hour and booze.
—Rachel Fletcher, Architectural Digest, 20 Feb. 2025
But like magic, the film shape-shifts into something wholly remarkable and unexpected: at once a screwball comedy, a profoundly human drama, and a searing indictment about how the ultra-rich couldn’t care less about the rest of us.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
Then Delilah arrived at the Cove party, and everything felt like magic — until tragically Rick died that same night.
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Like magic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/like%20magic. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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