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
It was killed through a process called the suspense file, where measures die without a public vote or explanation.
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Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Daisy, which marks Cotugno's psychological suspense debut, follows Daisy, who lives as a socialite on Long Island in the aftermath of Jay Gatsby's death.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
Initially, the series finale against the Diamondbacks produced little suspense.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Harlin stages the shark attacks in an overt here-ya-go way, with the one consistent suspense issue being whether the shark will consume a victim whole or bite off his or her limb or simply leave them with a nasty gash (which happens quite often).
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 25 Apr. 2026
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Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Daisy, which marks Cotugno's psychological suspense debut, follows Daisy, who lives as a socialite on Long Island in the aftermath of Jay Gatsby's death.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
Initially, the series finale against the Diamondbacks produced little suspense.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Harlin stages the shark attacks in an overt here-ya-go way, with the one consistent suspense issue being whether the shark will consume a victim whole or bite off his or her limb or simply leave them with a nasty gash (which happens quite often).
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 25 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suspense
suspension
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Their suit asserts that the suspension of the primaries would disenfranchise voters.—
Aaron Navarro,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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In the spirit of never letting a crisis go to waste, the California oil industry has been using this moment to try to jam through its wish list, lobbying for more drilling permits, suspension of taxes, the elimination of environmental programs and subsidies for refineries.—
Ryan Cummings,
Mercury News,
1 May 2026
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“Suspense.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suspense. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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