as in magic bullet
US
something that very quickly and easily solves a serious problem
—usually singular
There is no silver bullet that will solve all our economic problems.
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Recent Examples of silver bullet
However, SuperAnnotate’s Liang cautioned that synthetic data isn’t a silver bullet.
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IEEE Spectrum, 1 Aug. 2025
There isn’t one silver bullet that will make the situation better, and the City Council on Wednesday was faced with two such proposals.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2025
Fenerbahce will hope that Duran will prove the silver bullet in breaking more than a decade without winning the Super Lig and make an comparable impact to that of Victor Osimhen on loan to fierce rivals Galatasaray last season.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 11 July 2025
The pharmaceutical industry has traditionally focused on a ‘silver bullet’ approach: one drug targeting one specific disease mechanism.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 30 June 2025
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IEEE Spectrum, 1 Aug. 2025
There isn’t one silver bullet that will make the situation better, and the City Council on Wednesday was faced with two such proposals.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2025
Fenerbahce will hope that Duran will prove the silver bullet in breaking more than a decade without winning the Super Lig and make an comparable impact to that of Victor Osimhen on loan to fierce rivals Galatasaray last season.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 11 July 2025
The pharmaceutical industry has traditionally focused on a ‘silver bullet’ approach: one drug targeting one specific disease mechanism.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 30 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for silver bullet
Recent Examples of Synonyms for silver bullet
magic bullet
Noun
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Since then, the country has clung to oil as a magic bullet for prosperity – a policy pursued by former president David Granger, who governed until 2020.—
Anabella González,
CNN Money,
1 Sep. 2025
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There is no magic bullet to stopping the drug trade.—
Daniel R. DePetris,
Mercury News,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Silver bullet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silver%20bullet. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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