Thesaurus results for SILVER BULLET

silver bullet

noun

Definition of silver bullet next

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 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 Not one is the silver bullet all movie theaters need. —

Brian Welk, IndieWire, 11 Apr. 2026 Here, too, seismology offers another silver bullet. —

Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 7 Apr. 2026 Molasses isn’t a silver bullet. —

Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 1 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for silver bullet

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magic bullet

Noun

The success of the magic bullet helped establish a framework that shapes medicine to this day.

— Jason Liebowitz, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
While there's no magic bullet for longevity, there is some wisdom to be learned from this group—which is why UnitedHealthcare recently surveyed 100 of these older adults.

— Kristen Fischer, Health, 11 May 2026