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Recent Examples of suspenseful
Lupino makes the most of a low budget, crafting a genuinely suspenseful thriller with potent emotional resonance.
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Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 6 June 2026
Her father encouraged her to read literary fiction, and her mother introduced her to suspenseful thriller books by Mary Higgins Clark and Robin Cook.
—Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 June 2026
The alternately suspenseful and silly scene nicely sets up the tone for this new season, which is infused with references to classic Westerns as much as screwball comedies.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026
While the premise seems suspenseful and full of mystery, the game is actually surprisingly chill.
—Keith Langston, Space.com, 31 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
Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 6 June 2026
Her father encouraged her to read literary fiction, and her mother introduced her to suspenseful thriller books by Mary Higgins Clark and Robin Cook.
—Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 June 2026
The alternately suspenseful and silly scene nicely sets up the tone for this new season, which is infused with references to classic Westerns as much as screwball comedies.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026
While the premise seems suspenseful and full of mystery, the game is actually surprisingly chill.
—Keith Langston, Space.com, 31 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suspenseful
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Reassembling for the next chapter of this enthralling series beside Ferguson, Henwick, and Zukerman are Common, Harriet Walter, Chinaza Uche, Avi Nash, Alexandria Riley, Shane McRae, Remmie Milner, Rick Gomez, Billy Postlethwaite, and Clare Perkins.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
4 June 2026
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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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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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Orlando Senna, a high-energy, tireless and charming Brazilian filmmaker, playwright, writer and cultural activist, died June 9 from pneumonia in Rio de Janeiro.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
11 June 2026
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Candles, whether real or remote, also provide a charming touch.—
Shagun Khare,
Martha Stewart,
11 June 2026
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Our editors and critics choose the most captivating, notable, brilliant, surprising, absorbing, weird, thought-provoking, and talked-about books.—
Namara Smith,
New Yorker,
10 June 2026
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The circular 1882 Lobby Bar (named for the year of the hotel’s founding) has a captivating night sky mural on its ceiling, while a cozy lobby fireplace makes an inviting respite on cold winter days.—
Julekha Dash,
Travel + Leisure,
6 June 2026
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All of this might seem a lot to go through for a few short words, but since those words are the first impression of the book, and have to be intriguing all on their own, the effort was well worthwhile—enough, hopefully, to invite readers to pick up the book and make their own decision.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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But on a court these are the driving forces for a hugely intriguing matchup as Wemby enters what is all but a must-win game while Team Brunson tries to all but put it away.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2026
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Some of the most gripping testimony came from the medical examiner.—
Dawn White,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
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The fact that Prince can paint such a bleak, gripping story in 90 seconds is one for the ages.—
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson,
VIBE.com,
7 June 2026
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There's a joyously wacky energy to this broad comedy on the whole, giving Rudd an interesting arc to play.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
7 June 2026
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And all this other stuff is interesting, the arch and the other things that bother us.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Suspenseful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suspenseful. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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