thriller

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 Image ‘Inheritance’ After discovering that her father is a spy, Maya (Phoebe Dynevor) embarks on a globe-trotting adventure in this thriller directed by Neil Burger and shot entirely on an iPhone. The New York Times, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025 Fresh off the success of​ the action thriller Carry-On, which has dominated Netflix’s Global Top 10 since its December 13 premiere and held the number one spot for four consecutive weeks, Sofia Carson is set to star in another Netflix project. Veronica Villafañe, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025 The 1991 crime thriller starred Wesley Snipes, Ice-T, and Chris Rock and became a cultural gem in cinema. Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 23 Jan. 2025 International audiences probably know filmmaker Bong Joon-ho from the Oscar-winning thriller Parasite. H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 13 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for thriller 

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“Thriller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thriller. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.

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