silver bullet

silver bullet
silver bullet solution

NOUN
a bullet made of silver, used in fiction as a supposedly magical method of killing werewolves.
a simple and seemingly magical solution to a complicated problem:
"there is no 'silver bullet' that can prevent flooding entirely";·;"he doesn't expect to find a silver bullet that will cure all forms of asthma"

The Supreme Court’s Silver-Bullet Solution to the 14th Amendment Problem


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Silver bullet - Idioms by The Free Dictionary
silver bullet
noun
Synonyms of silver bullet
: something that acts as a magical weapon
especially : one that instantly solves a long-standing problem


Examples of silver bullet in a Sentence
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There is no silver bullet that will drive food systems transformation.
—Danielle Nierenberg, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
Additionally, the companies have set an Oct. 25, 2024 release date for the feature, meaning the project is now moving faster than a speeding silver bullet.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2023
There are very few silver bullets for solving problems like generational poverty and economics, but the circular economy plus new models of employee ownership in an ecosystem model – this is a promising mix.
—Ashoka, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1806, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of silver bullet was in 1806
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