silver bullet
noun
: something that acts as a magical weapon
especially
: one that instantly solves a long-standing problem
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Digital asset payments aren’t a silver bullet.
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Glenn Gonsalves, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Technology was treated as a support, not a silver bullet.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Ice batteries certainly aren’t a silver bullet, but their widespread adoption could help stem the tide of this emerging energy dilemma.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 28 Aug. 2025
Boutakidis says that much more research is needed to better understand the impacts of redshirting and that the idea should not be sold as a silver bullet for the academic gender gap.
—Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 25 Aug. 2025
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Glenn Gonsalves, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Technology was treated as a support, not a silver bullet.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Ice batteries certainly aren’t a silver bullet, but their widespread adoption could help stem the tide of this emerging energy dilemma.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 28 Aug. 2025
Boutakidis says that much more research is needed to better understand the impacts of redshirting and that the idea should not be sold as a silver bullet for the academic gender gap.
—Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 25 Aug. 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 9 Sep. 2025.
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