as in thrillers
something (as a close contest) that induces much suspense as to its outcome
Alfred Hitchcock was the acknowledged master of the cinematic suspenser that craftily manipulates its audience
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thrillers
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There are the thrillers — take Good American Family, based upon the case of Natalia Grace; or Under the Banner of Heaven, a gripping exploration of a double murder and its connection to religion; or Under the Bridge, about the 1997 slaying of a 14-year-old girl.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Jan. 2026 -
Spy thrillers have often included characters with multiple passports to evoke drama and suspense.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Suspensers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suspensers. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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