silver bullet

noun

: something that acts as a magical weapon
especially : one that instantly solves a long-standing problem

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While Buffalo is closer to securing first place in the AFC, that won’t be a silver bullet for the team in the playoffs. Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 18 Nov. 2024 Be Mindful And Cautious In Your Use Of Generative AI Do not falsely assume that generative AI will be a silver bullet for dealing with insomnia. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024 But for Thomas Gift, associate professor of political science at the UCL School of Public Policy, the silver bullet for the Harris campaign could be in swaying undecided voters. Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024 But hosting the Olympics and Paralympics is not a silver bullet. Jack Hillcox, CNN, 7 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for silver bullet 

Word History

First Known Use

1806, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of silver bullet was in 1806

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“Silver bullet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/silver%20bullet. Accessed 6 Dec. 2024.

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