magic wand
noun
: a stick that is used to make magic things happen
The magician waved his magic wand and pulled a rabbit out of the hat.
—sometimes used figurativelyThe new law is not a magic wand that will solve all our problems.
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Potter has a point to prove at West Ham but still no magic wand to wave.
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Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Pulling it off takes much more than the wave of a magic wand.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
This gadget is essentially a small, handheld magic wand.
—Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 2 Dec. 2024
Limitations: Automation, however, is not a magic wand.
—Guadalupe Hayes-Mota, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
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Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Pulling it off takes much more than the wave of a magic wand.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
This gadget is essentially a small, handheld magic wand.
—Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 2 Dec. 2024
Limitations: Automation, however, is not a magic wand.
—Guadalupe Hayes-Mota, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Magic wand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magic%20wand. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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