silver bullet
noun
: something that acts as a magical weapon
especially
: one that instantly solves a long-standing problem
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Boosting Genetic Diversity in Reefs While promising, SNAP-X isn’t a silver bullet.
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Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 16 May 2025
But the response has been slow to materialize because there is no silver bullet.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
No Panacea — Just Smart Deployment There is no silver bullet in AI — only smart choices.
—Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
But some people want a silver bullet with all the benefit without much effort.
—Tribune Content Agency, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2025
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Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 16 May 2025
But the response has been slow to materialize because there is no silver bullet.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
No Panacea — Just Smart Deployment There is no silver bullet in AI — only smart choices.
—Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
But some people want a silver bullet with all the benefit without much effort.
—Tribune Content Agency, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 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 22 May. 2025.
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