by magic

idiom

: by the power of magic
a mop that gets rid of dirt as if by magic

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The vomit vanished as if by magic, and the offending child was whisked to the beach. Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025 Say that Ukraine was able, as if by magic, to produce 20% of the world’s rare earths. Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025 Hours of roasting tenderizes the meat so much that Salinas can pull the bones out with barely any effort, the baby rib racks dismantling before our eyes as if by magic. Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2025 Pizzeria San Giorgio Not far from the heart of Pontremoli, and adjacent to the Romanesque chapel of San Giorgio, lies a pizzeria that seems to appear as if by magic. Carissa & Dino Tozzi, Travel + Leisure, 10 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for by magic

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“By magic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20magic. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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