Magic
Tricks
Both words in one sentence
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Before the fight, the ogre says that they'll use no tricks or magic toys, just muscle and skill.
- From the same series, Entreri's Drow sometimes-ally Jarlaxle is not beyond using some tricks or magic items to gain the upper hand in a fight, often to the surprise of his enemies.
Source: Combat Pragmatist / Literature - Note that this trope is about explicitly non-magical tricks; using real magic in a magic show would not be an example.
Source: Impossibly Awesome Magic Trick
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Tricks and Magic. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/magic/tricks
Magic & Tricks. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/magic/tricks>.
Tricks or Magic. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/magic/tricks.
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