as in suspenser
something (as a close contest) that induces much suspense as to its outcome
those television awards are hardly thrillers since the same people win year after year
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Recent Examples of thriller
Hwang, who writes and directs every episode, delivered on his promise that this final season of his anti-capitalist thriller would conclude the story of protagonist Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae).
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Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2025
Please Don't Feed the Children — a dystopian thriller that stars Michelle Dockery, Zoe Colleti and Giancarlo Esposito.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 27 June 2025
Each movie will be 45-52 minutes in length and cover such genres as comedies and thrillers.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2025
Gaumont is known for producing Netflix’s thriller series Lupin, which premiered in January 2021, before the rules were in place.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 June 2025
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Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2025
Please Don't Feed the Children — a dystopian thriller that stars Michelle Dockery, Zoe Colleti and Giancarlo Esposito.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 27 June 2025
Each movie will be 45-52 minutes in length and cover such genres as comedies and thrillers.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2025
Gaumont is known for producing Netflix’s thriller series Lupin, which premiered in January 2021, before the rules were in place.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thriller
suspenser
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Directed by Nelicia Low, the suspenser follows a young fencer struggling with keeping his secret crush on a fellow fencer from his homophobic mother.—
Vivienne Chow,
Variety,
17 May 2022
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On the other hand, the story introduces fictional characters and elements that give it the air of a suspenser, exactly the sort for which Harris is so popular.—
Frank Scheck,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Jan. 2022
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“Thriller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thriller. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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