as in thrillers
something (as a close contest) that induces much suspense as to its outcome
since they had been dating for five years, her answer to his proposal wasn't exactly a hair-raiser
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thrillers
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The puzzle of who-knows-who-knows-what, always fascinating to fans of mystery novels and spy thrillers, has long preoccupied psychologists and game theorists.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2025 -
Indianapolis has been through two final-drive thrillers, though.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Hair-raisers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hair-raisers. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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