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That game, just as last Saturday’s matchup with Duke at the Smith Center, is the Tar Heels’ magic bullet.
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Steve Wiseman, Charlotte Observer, 13 Mar. 2025
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
Whistleblower allies and their strategies don’t offer a magic bullet.
—Kate Kenny, The Conversation, 29 Apr. 2025
So, holding a diversified portfolio with bonds and international stocks is not a magic bullet in every market.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2025
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Steve Wiseman, Charlotte Observer, 13 Mar. 2025
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
Whistleblower allies and their strategies don’t offer a magic bullet.
—Kate Kenny, The Conversation, 29 Apr. 2025
So, holding a diversified portfolio with bonds and international stocks is not a magic bullet in every market.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for magic bullet
silver bullet
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While the Patriot systems are not a silver bullet in Ukraine’s war with Russia as coverage will be limited, having these systems in place ensures that civilians, and critical infrastructure such as power grids and defence factories are protected.—
Natasha Lindstaedt,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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No place is the silver bullet to surviving our climate future.—
Ryleigh Nucilli,
Outside Online,
2 June 2025
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“Magic bullet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magic%20bullet. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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