as in thrillers
something (as a close contest) that induces much suspense as to its outcome
finally, a Super Bowl game that turned out to be a real cliff-hanger
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Recent Examples of cliff-hangers
The biggest key to the success of minidramas, though, is the cliff-hangers, which push viewers to keep paying for the next episode.
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Yixuan Tan, NBC news, 17 Aug. 2025
Which means there are some major cliff-hangers to obsess over for the next few weeks.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 11 Aug. 2025
Yixuan Tan, NBC news, 17 Aug. 2025
Which means there are some major cliff-hangers to obsess over for the next few weeks.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cliff-hangers
thrillers
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Each of the 11 series projects selected for the Forum aim for resonance both at home and abroad, showcasing the wide range of today’s Ibero-American storytelling — from noir thrillers to intimate dramedies, hybrid docudramas and even adult animation.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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So that’s been for us, a really good example of a new [hit] from a company known for horror and psychological thrillers.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Cliff-hangers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cliff-hangers. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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