prestidigitation
Example Sentences
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Leaning into the sideshow kitsch of a superhero movie about a flying magician in an anthropomorphic cape, Raimi — in a marvelous act of movie prestidigitation — has pulled a cute rabbit from the old Disney hat.
From Seattle Times
Later, in an act of popcorn-movie prestidigitation, all memory of yet another character is erased.
From New York Times
You could argue that this is all prestidigitation, the conjuring of money from nothing.
From Los Angeles Times
I can see giddy children dazzling parents with this bit of classic prestidigitation.
From Washington Times
Knowing remote prestidigitation could work, I spent the two weeks after booking my ticket to “The Present” lurking and squinting and nervously participating online and on the phone, exploring how.
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
