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 figuratively
The new law is not a magic wand that will solve all our problems.

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Harry, Ron & Hermione Cast A Spell Like waving a magic wand: As if by magic, three children’s lives were transformed rather drastically this week. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 30 May 2025 Like there’s no magic wand that gets you to that in three weeks. Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2025 No magic wand is coming to fix their offensive structure, defensive woes, or crunch-time decision-making. Brian Sampson, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025 Pulling this off requires manpower, not the wave of a magic wand. Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for magic wand

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