Must and Preliminary

Must

Must noun - Something necessary, indispensable, or unavoidable.

Preliminary and must are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Preliminary" instead a noun "Must".

Preliminary

Preliminary noun - A performance, activity, or event that precedes and sets the stage for the main event.

Must and preliminary are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Must" instead a noun "Preliminary".

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Moon Rabbit Kinnikuman references this in the final preliminary of the 20th Choujin Olympics; the competitors must fly to the moon and bring back a rabbit as proof.
    Source: Moon Rabbit
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