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deus ex machina

[dey-uhs eks mah-kuh-nuh, dee-uhs eks mak-uh-nuh] / ˈdeɪ əs ɛks ˈmɑ kə nə, ˈdi əs ɛks ˈmæk ə nə /


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Roth paints a dreary portrait of how that scenario could have played out, but the horrors are resolved by something of a deus ex machina rather than by any one character’s bold, heroic actions.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2025

Although some have deluded themselves into thinking the contrary, there will be no deus ex machina moment to stop this from happening.

From Salon • Dec. 10, 2024

After the recitation of an ancient Roman novel falls apart, what deus ex machina could save the show?

From New York Times • Jan. 14, 2024

“Perhaps the deus ex machina here is AI.”

From Seattle Times • Jun. 29, 2023

The happy end brought about by a divinity, the deus ex machina, is a common device with Euripides alone of the three tragic poets.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton