as in breathtaking
causing great emotional or mental stimulation
the movie's climax is a heart-stopping chase through the streets of San Francisco
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Recent Examples of heart-stopping
Unlike a heart-stopping fourth-quarter rally against Baltimore that earned them their first AFC North title since 2020, this time there was no late-game magic from Rodgers and the Steelers.
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Will Graves, Twin Cities, 13 Jan. 2026
The Steelers won the AFC North with a heart-stopping 26-24 win over Baltimore on Sunday night.
—CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026
This was an ugly performance all around and won’t get the glow-up from a heart-stopping, last-second victory.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Our Great National Parks spreads its wings over five gorgeous episodes, taking the viewer through some of the world’s most heart-stopping sights.
—Tomris Laffly, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Dec. 2025
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Will Graves, Twin Cities, 13 Jan. 2026
The Steelers won the AFC North with a heart-stopping 26-24 win over Baltimore on Sunday night.
—CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026
This was an ugly performance all around and won’t get the glow-up from a heart-stopping, last-second victory.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Our Great National Parks spreads its wings over five gorgeous episodes, taking the viewer through some of the world’s most heart-stopping sights.
—Tomris Laffly, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heart-stopping
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There are countless breathtaking routes to traverse, from Maui to Lanai, but one of the most iconic trails is a loop around the Diamond Head Crater in Oahu.—
Kristine Thomason,
Outside,
9 Mar. 2026
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Anthropic, the artificial intelligence (AI) company that emerged in 2026 as an existential threat to billions of market value, with each breathtaking new capability from its Claude model, is back with a warning about just how obsolete AI tools could make whole swathes of work.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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Kurt's key takeaways Security updates rarely feel exciting.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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Houston should be one of the most exciting teams in the tournament, and that’s in large part because of Flemings.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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All the while, Oh and Comer’s slow dance of antagonism crossed with infatuation is some of the most thrilling acting in recent television memory.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Mar. 2026
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However, Paveletzke missed a floater with two seconds left that sent the game to a thrilling overtime.—
Brendan Marks,
New York Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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The Indigenous Māori people once believed the boulders were gourds that washed ashore from an ancient canoe wreck, but the science behind it is just as interesting as the legend.—
Madeline Bilis,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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Senate Minority Leader Cleave Simpson, an Alamosa Republican, said the vaccine bill was interesting enough to warrant consideration.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Heart-stopping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heart-stopping. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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