like magic
idiom
informal
: in a very fast and impressive way
Shapes changed like magic on the computer screen.
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Imagine a perfectly black screen in which each tiny pixel is controlled independently for an image that seems to appear from the void like magic.
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Ryan Waniata, WIRED, 2 Feb. 2025
In this corner of southern Texas, the plump cacti seem to pop out of arid dust and cracked earth, like magic dumplings.
—Deepa Bharath and Jessie Wardarski, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
Building intelligent systems capable of real-time data analysis and autonomous decision making—systems that would seem like magic to Clarke himself.
—Evan Kaplan, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Savory Bacon Dutch Baby Stir Up Some Bacon Caramel
Homemade caramel sauce is like magic.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2024
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Ryan Waniata, WIRED, 2 Feb. 2025
In this corner of southern Texas, the plump cacti seem to pop out of arid dust and cracked earth, like magic dumplings.
—Deepa Bharath and Jessie Wardarski, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
Building intelligent systems capable of real-time data analysis and autonomous decision making—systems that would seem like magic to Clarke himself.
—Evan Kaplan, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Savory Bacon Dutch Baby Stir Up Some Bacon Caramel
Homemade caramel sauce is like magic.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2024
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“Like magic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/like%20magic. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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