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 If there were a silver bullet, everyone would use it. —

Andy White, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026 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 No silver bullet for Sacramento housing policy In 2025, the city was closest to meeting its annual goal for housing that is affordable to low-income people (a single person could make up to $72,050 and fall into this category). —

Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026 Experts cautioned that beetroot juice isn't a silver bullet and shouldn't be your only strategy for lowering blood pressure. —

Christina Manian, Health, 16 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for silver bullet

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magic bullet

Noun

No one in the organization was saying that the addition of Triple-A outfielders Jase Bowen and Samad Taylor over the past two days were going to be the magic bullet.

— Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2026
The success of the magic bullet helped establish a framework that shapes medicine to this day.

— Jason Liebowitz, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026