magic touch
noun
: a special power, influence, or skill that can be seen in the way something is done : an ability to produce good results in an impressive way
He has a magic touch with decorating.
The pie dough needs your magic touch to make it light and flaky.
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Heck, not even Johnson can promise to have the magic touch will suddenly awaken the Bears from their decades-long slumber.
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Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
In the bottom half, No. 2 Grayson Goldin continues to have the magic touch over his fellow top singles stars, topping Lanier in the 16s and Howells in the quarters to set up another semis meeting against No. 3 Jack Foster.
—Todd Boss, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
That magic touch disappeared after the Giants committed to Jones with a four-year, $160 million contract.
—Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
However, the caliber of the drones' creations in the sky is what really gives the show a magic touch.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
That's an impressive magic touch, especially for a picture with such a precarious outlook.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Famous for critical failures like Street Fighter and Resident Evil, even veteran film-maker Mike Newell failed to give a magic touch to 2010's Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
Yet even Cash’s magic touch couldn’t transform him into a star.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2024
As writers reworked the script and production revamped the effects, one element was missing: Moore's magic touch.
Tell me Moore
Moore grew up at the base of the Rocky Mountains in Breckenridge, Colorado.
—Bryan West, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2024
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Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
In the bottom half, No. 2 Grayson Goldin continues to have the magic touch over his fellow top singles stars, topping Lanier in the 16s and Howells in the quarters to set up another semis meeting against No. 3 Jack Foster.
—Todd Boss, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
That magic touch disappeared after the Giants committed to Jones with a four-year, $160 million contract.
—Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
However, the caliber of the drones' creations in the sky is what really gives the show a magic touch.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
That's an impressive magic touch, especially for a picture with such a precarious outlook.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Famous for critical failures like Street Fighter and Resident Evil, even veteran film-maker Mike Newell failed to give a magic touch to 2010's Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
Yet even Cash’s magic touch couldn’t transform him into a star.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2024
As writers reworked the script and production revamped the effects, one element was missing: Moore's magic touch.
Tell me Moore
Moore grew up at the base of the Rocky Mountains in Breckenridge, Colorado.
—Bryan West, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Magic touch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magic%20touch. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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