silver bullet
noun
: something that acts as a magical weapon
especially
: one that instantly solves a long-standing problem
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There’s no silver bullet scheme coming to fix the issue.
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Pete Sampson, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Remember, our survival brain wants everything to be perfect now and looks for a silver bullet solution.
—Hylke Faber, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Recycled synthetics, while better than virgin polymers, are not a silver bullet.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 10 Sep. 2025
Technology was treated as a support, not a silver bullet.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
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Pete Sampson, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Remember, our survival brain wants everything to be perfect now and looks for a silver bullet solution.
—Hylke Faber, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Recycled synthetics, while better than virgin polymers, are not a silver bullet.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 10 Sep. 2025
Technology was treated as a support, not a silver bullet.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
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 18 Sep. 2025.
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