silver bullet
noun
: something that acts as a magical weapon
especially
: one that instantly solves a long-standing problem
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Experts cautioned that beetroot juice isn't a silver bullet and shouldn't be your only strategy for lowering blood pressure.
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Christina Manian, Health, 16 Apr. 2026
Both the Army and Navy have created programs to get applicants up to snuff with physical and academic standards in pre-basic training camps to come into compliance to serve, moves which have served as short-term silver bullets for their recruiting issues.
—Steven Beynon, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
Not one is the silver bullet all movie theaters need.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 11 Apr. 2026
Here, too, seismology offers another silver bullet.
—Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 7 Apr. 2026
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Christina Manian, Health, 16 Apr. 2026
Both the Army and Navy have created programs to get applicants up to snuff with physical and academic standards in pre-basic training camps to come into compliance to serve, moves which have served as short-term silver bullets for their recruiting issues.
—Steven Beynon, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
Not one is the silver bullet all movie theaters need.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 11 Apr. 2026
Here, too, seismology offers another silver bullet.
—Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 7 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for silver bullet
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“Silver bullet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/silver%20bullet. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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