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Recent Examples of suspenseful
While the premise seems suspenseful and full of mystery, the game is actually surprisingly chill.
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Keith Langston, Space.com, 31 May 2026
The film takes some liberties for drama’s sake, including inventing a suspenseful mission to find Fritz.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 May 2026
The Good Daughter is a suspenseful crime drama where sisters Charlotte (Fahy) and Samantha (Byrne) Quinn have spent the last twenty-eight years trying to piece together the lives that were fractured by a single night of violence.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 11 May 2026
In maybe the least suspenseful Bears victory of 2025, running backs D’Andre Swift and Kyle Monangai combined for 205 rushing yards and a pair of touchdowns.
—Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 6 May 2026
Award-winning writer-director Haifaa Al Mansour returns with a suspenseful crime thriller, following one woman’s journey for justice when the body of a teenage girl is discovered in the desert.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026
Perhaps the second most suspenseful question is whether current and former members of New Order will make up to perform at the ceremony.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 14 Apr. 2026
War is the backdrop of Amy Ephron’s latest novel, a suspenseful noir that travels between the bohemians of Greenwich Village and the aristocrats of uptown.
—Air Mail, 11 Apr. 2026
Every scene is suspenseful and beautifully composed, but the sequences at the carnival and the tennis matches are particularly sublime.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Apr. 2026
Keith Langston, Space.com, 31 May 2026
The film takes some liberties for drama’s sake, including inventing a suspenseful mission to find Fritz.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 May 2026
The Good Daughter is a suspenseful crime drama where sisters Charlotte (Fahy) and Samantha (Byrne) Quinn have spent the last twenty-eight years trying to piece together the lives that were fractured by a single night of violence.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 11 May 2026
In maybe the least suspenseful Bears victory of 2025, running backs D’Andre Swift and Kyle Monangai combined for 205 rushing yards and a pair of touchdowns.
—Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 6 May 2026
Award-winning writer-director Haifaa Al Mansour returns with a suspenseful crime thriller, following one woman’s journey for justice when the body of a teenage girl is discovered in the desert.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026
Perhaps the second most suspenseful question is whether current and former members of New Order will make up to perform at the ceremony.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 14 Apr. 2026
War is the backdrop of Amy Ephron’s latest novel, a suspenseful noir that travels between the bohemians of Greenwich Village and the aristocrats of uptown.
—Air Mail, 11 Apr. 2026
Every scene is suspenseful and beautifully composed, but the sequences at the carnival and the tennis matches are particularly sublime.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suspenseful
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The enthralling ballistic orchestra of internal-combustion engines provide the dramatic soundtrack to a motoring scene nothing short of cinematic.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
11 May 2026
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Watching the two teams toggle schematic approaches mid-series and adjust rosters in the offseasons to better matchup with one another has produced an enthralling chess match.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
18 Apr. 2026
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An especially visually striking debut, Mosquitoes exists in a saturated hyperreality that is consummately engrossing, and announces the Bertani sisters as formidable portraitists of girlhood cast against the backdrop of an alternately beautiful and oppressive world.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2026
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Crack into a can of craft beer, gaze at the wall plastered with polaroids of smiling patrons, and tuck into an engrossing read on one of the tweed armchairs.—
Kat Chen,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Apr. 2026
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The women learned technical skills including welding, riveting, aircraft assembly and munitions manufacturing while helping produce equipment and supplies needed by Allied forces.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2026
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Scorsese cast frequent collaborator Robert De Niro as Max in 1991's Cape Fear, resulting in one of the actor's most riveting (and unsettling) performances.—
Britt Hayes,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 June 2026
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The festive, charming and energetic North American tour of the Broadway production is packed with as much nostalgia as new characters that are doppelgangers for the original series’ heroes and villains, and who often challenge our assumptions about their infamous families.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
4 June 2026
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Guest says season two will reckon with Simon and Trevor’s legal standing without abandoning their charming dynamic as actors-in-arms.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2026
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The neighborhood Bairro Alto Hotel sits on the boundary of two of Lisbon’s most captivating districts, Chiado and Bairro Alto, with their steeply, sloping cobblestone streets and intriguing nooks and crannies, so you’ll never be stuck for something to see, a place to eat, or a boutique to browse.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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But the icon, who was born Norma Jeane Mortenson on June 1, 1926, had her own captivating story offscreen, which has long been immortalized in movies, television shows and books.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
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Always an intriguing mix, the guests would make good extras, of course.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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So the trade deadline could represent an early opportunity for the Mets to add intriguing major-league talent.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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With spare, gripping sentences, Cagnati tells a sobering tale of suffering and tenderness.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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So far, Season 4 has been very strong, giving us just enough in the way of new information and clues to keep things gripping and tense.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2026
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The mini-bar had a decent selection of interesting snacks, and for coffee there’s a Nespresso machine.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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The white, wavy detailing adds just enough contrast to feel fresh and interesting without sacrificing comfort or versatility.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
31 May 2026
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“Suspenseful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suspenseful. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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