as in suspension
a state of temporary inactivity
the lawsuit is in suspense until the court makes a decision concerning a related lawsuit
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Recent Examples of suspense
Despite the issues with the production, namely the too-tame suspense at times, this is a sharp cast of veterans.
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David John Chávez, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
There are analogies to the suspense that a pregnant woman must feel.
—Caleb Crain, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
But in hard sci-fi stories like Weir’s, where dangers and complications aren’t easily brushed aside, such activities are filled with suspense.
—Tim Brinkhof, Big Think, 24 Mar. 2026
The bill was heard in the Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation last week, and it was referred to what’s called the suspense file, a process in the statehouse where bills with fiscal impacts are set aside in the Appropriations Committee for later consideration.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 23 Mar. 2026
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David John Chávez, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
There are analogies to the suspense that a pregnant woman must feel.
—Caleb Crain, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
But in hard sci-fi stories like Weir’s, where dangers and complications aren’t easily brushed aside, such activities are filled with suspense.
—Tim Brinkhof, Big Think, 24 Mar. 2026
The bill was heard in the Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation last week, and it was referred to what’s called the suspense file, a process in the statehouse where bills with fiscal impacts are set aside in the Appropriations Committee for later consideration.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 23 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suspense
suspension
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The clever tuning of the suspension and the steering wheel -- that's what our engineers are incredibly skilled at.—
Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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That aligns with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office, which said in a statement that the two-week suspension of strikes in Iran does not include the war with Hezbollah in Lebanon.—
Will Weissert,
Fortune,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Suspense.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suspense. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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