: something (such as a film) that must or should be seen
must-see adjective

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Michigan has a must-see star, too. Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025 The hamster wheel concept was praised by fans and turned Reindeer Games into must-see TV. Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025 Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days are a big deal — but so are all of these must-see Nordstrom steals. Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025 Events on the cheap Here are some must-see sites that will make your bank account happy. Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for must-see

Word History

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of must-see was in 1936

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“Must-see.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/must-see. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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