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: January 14, 2025
\DAY-us-eks-MAH-kih-nuh\ noun
What It Means
A deus ex machina is a character or thing that suddenly enters the story in a novel, play, movie, etc., and solves a problem that had previously seemed impossible to solve.
// The introduction of a new love interest in the final act was the perfect deus ex machina for the main character's happy ending.
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