as in necessities
something necessary, indispensable, or unavoidable
exercise is a must if you want to stay healthy
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Recent Examples of musts
Aloe Vera Gel For sunburns or just extra protection during sightseeing, aloe vera gel and sunscreen are musts.
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Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2025
Products like organic soap sprays and organic horticultural oil control smaller pests, while tree guards, netting, and fruit protection bags are musts for deterring birds and large critters such as groundhogs or raccoons, or deer that may damage the tree bark.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2025
Be sure to stop by DeLuca’s Pizza and SQZBX Brewery & Pizza Joint, which are musts after working up an appetite hiking the trails and boating the waterways.
—Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2025
The spinach bacon salad and Greek-style pasta salad are two absolute musts in my book.
—Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2025
Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2025
Products like organic soap sprays and organic horticultural oil control smaller pests, while tree guards, netting, and fruit protection bags are musts for deterring birds and large critters such as groundhogs or raccoons, or deer that may damage the tree bark.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2025
Be sure to stop by DeLuca’s Pizza and SQZBX Brewery & Pizza Joint, which are musts after working up an appetite hiking the trails and boating the waterways.
—Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2025
The spinach bacon salad and Greek-style pasta salad are two absolute musts in my book.
—Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for musts
Noun
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The bottom is completely flat and ideal for housing coffee table books, board games, and other necessities.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
9 Oct. 2025
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The shortages are often worse in small, rural communities that struggle to fill jobs due to lower wages and often lack basic necessities like shopping and home rental options.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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However, after learning of the whistleblower complaint, county officials told the commission that four of its recent hires did not meet eligibility requirements, and they were expelled from the training program.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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The pilot has moments both sweet and funny, and sets up the possibility of romance amongst the characters, as well as further high jinks from a rotating cast of license seekers and citizens ignorant of the requirements for a Real ID.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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To adjust the airflow, simply raise or lower the valve to suit your needs.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
13 Oct. 2025
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Between Green Bay to almost Oshkosh, there’s a number of Latino businesses just in that area and that’s an opportunity to get more involved with them, understand what the needs are there.—
Ricardo Torres,
jsonline.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Musts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/musts. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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