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Recent Examples of magic bullet
If only—but at the end of the day, no food is a magic bullet, not even TikTok’s darlings.
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Caroline Tien, SELF, 9 Mar. 2026
Reducing sitting time by (on average) 41 minutes per day was not a magic bullet for improving metabolic flexibility.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 5 Mar. 2026
That proved to be the magic bullet for one couple who had been unsuccessfully trying to conceive for nearly 20 years.
—Phineas Rueckert, Longreads, 3 Mar. 2026
Economic growth is no magic bullet.
—Olivier De Schutter, Time, 27 Jan. 2026
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Caroline Tien, SELF, 9 Mar. 2026
Reducing sitting time by (on average) 41 minutes per day was not a magic bullet for improving metabolic flexibility.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 5 Mar. 2026
That proved to be the magic bullet for one couple who had been unsuccessfully trying to conceive for nearly 20 years.
—Phineas Rueckert, Longreads, 3 Mar. 2026
Economic growth is no magic bullet.
—Olivier De Schutter, Time, 27 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for magic bullet
Recent Examples of Synonyms for magic bullet
silver bullet
Noun
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If there were a silver bullet, everyone would use it.—
Andy White,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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No silver bullet exists for protecting or restoring bat populations affected by white-nose syndrome, but promising efforts are underway.—
The Conversation,
Fortune,
14 May 2026
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“Magic bullet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magic%20bullet. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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