as in reliable
not likely to fail
my uncle's willingness to see every get-rich-quick scheme as a can't-miss opportunity
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Recent Examples of can't-miss
And one of our favorite, can't-miss-her Fashion Week celebs is Julia Fox, who never fails to bring an element of surprise to the sidewalks of NYC.
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Kara Nesvig, Allure, 10 Feb. 2026
And then there's the halftime show, which has evolved over the years into a can't-miss spectacle featuring the biggest and brightest artists in music.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Feb. 2026
Welcome to First Bite, The Arizona Republic's guide to can't-miss dishes at restaurants that are new — or new to us.
—Bahar Anooshahr, AZCentral.com, 2 Feb. 2026
Celeste by Kerth Gumbs Located on a bluff overlooking the beach at Malliouhana, Celeste is one of the island's most iconic restaurants and a can't-miss sunset spot that feels tailor-made for a romantic evening.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2025
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Kara Nesvig, Allure, 10 Feb. 2026
And then there's the halftime show, which has evolved over the years into a can't-miss spectacle featuring the biggest and brightest artists in music.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Feb. 2026
Welcome to First Bite, The Arizona Republic's guide to can't-miss dishes at restaurants that are new — or new to us.
—Bahar Anooshahr, AZCentral.com, 2 Feb. 2026
Celeste by Kerth Gumbs Located on a bluff overlooking the beach at Malliouhana, Celeste is one of the island's most iconic restaurants and a can't-miss sunset spot that feels tailor-made for a romantic evening.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for can't-miss
Adjective
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The Giants became the first National League team to seven losses, and although 10 games is not a representative sample, there’s never a good time in a season for a team’s most reliable veterans to play sloppily or make decisions on tilt.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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These are not tools that belong in a corporate leader’s operational playbook, but products of necessity arising from the absence of reliable governance.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
6 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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There’s going to be a learning curve here for people for sure.—
Joel Feder,
The Drive,
2 Apr. 2026
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The abundance of light that Koestenbaum sheds on the rabbi is humorous, sure, but also humanistic.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Often, this is a useful guideline, and limits, in general, are very much the friend of the fiction writer, but there are certain stories that benefit from a sense of instability.—
Nina Mesfin,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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For certain great artists, Meis believes, the creative act is a safe harbor where life’s pressures, exigencies, and calamities aren’t so much denied or resolved as reimagined as pictorial dramas.—
Jed Perl,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Can't-miss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/can%27t-miss. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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