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Recent Examples of magic bullet
That proved to be the magic bullet for one couple who had been unsuccessfully trying to conceive for nearly 20 years.
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Phineas Rueckert, Longreads, 3 Mar. 2026
That said, this doesn’t mean brain training is a magic bullet.
—Julia Ries Wexler, Health, 19 Feb. 2026
Economic growth is no magic bullet.
—Olivier De Schutter, Time, 27 Jan. 2026
And in cybersecurity, it’s being pitched as the magic bullet that will finally let defenders keep up with attackers.
—Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Phineas Rueckert, Longreads, 3 Mar. 2026
That said, this doesn’t mean brain training is a magic bullet.
—Julia Ries Wexler, Health, 19 Feb. 2026
Economic growth is no magic bullet.
—Olivier De Schutter, Time, 27 Jan. 2026
And in cybersecurity, it’s being pitched as the magic bullet that will finally let defenders keep up with attackers.
—Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for magic bullet
Recent Examples of Synonyms for magic bullet
silver bullet
Noun
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Both the Army and Navy have created programs to get applicants up to snuff with physical and academic standards in pre-basic training camps to come into compliance to serve, moves which have served as short-term silver bullets for their recruiting issues.—
Steven Beynon,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Not one is the silver bullet all movie theaters need.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Magic bullet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magic%20bullet. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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