silver bullet
noun
: something that acts as a magical weapon
especially
: one that instantly solves a long-standing problem
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However, there's been no silver bullet to the problem.
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Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 18 June 2026
But although swapping virgin inputs for recycled material is often framed as a silver bullet, such alternatives come with their own environmental and logistical trade-offs.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 17 June 2026
Reforms that once seemed like silver bullets have lost their potency.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 June 2026
Any discovery won’t be an anti-aging silver bullet.
—Panashe Matemba-Mutasa, Mercury News, 16 June 2026
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Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 18 June 2026
But although swapping virgin inputs for recycled material is often framed as a silver bullet, such alternatives come with their own environmental and logistical trade-offs.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 17 June 2026
Reforms that once seemed like silver bullets have lost their potency.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 June 2026
Any discovery won’t be an anti-aging silver bullet.
—Panashe Matemba-Mutasa, Mercury News, 16 June 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 24 Jun. 2026.
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