as in magic bullet
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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
This model is now often discussed as a silver bullet to circumvent Europe’s strategic paralysis.
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Sophia Besch, Foreign Affairs, 5 May 2025
Boosting Genetic Diversity in Reefs While promising, SNAP-X isn’t a silver bullet.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 16 May 2025
But the response has been slow to materialize because there is no silver bullet.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
No Panacea — Just Smart Deployment There is no silver bullet in AI — only smart choices.
—Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
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Sophia Besch, Foreign Affairs, 5 May 2025
Boosting Genetic Diversity in Reefs While promising, SNAP-X isn’t a silver bullet.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 16 May 2025
But the response has been slow to materialize because there is no silver bullet.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
No Panacea — Just Smart Deployment There is no silver bullet in AI — only smart choices.
—Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for silver bullet
magic bullet
Noun
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That game, just as last Saturday’s matchup with Duke at the Smith Center, is the Tar Heels’ magic bullet.—
Steve Wiseman,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Mar. 2025
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Other public health experts, however, are wary that one executive order alone can serve as a magic bullet to the challenges in health care cost transparency that have saddled the industry for decades.—
Marquise Francis,
NBC News,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Silver bullet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silver%20bullet. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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