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 Vanishing Point After a hot streak that defined the erotic thriller boom of the ’80s and ’90s, Lyne receded from view. arkansasonline.com, 10 July 2025 The Television Critics Association announced nominations for the 2025 TCA Awards Wednesday, and Apple TV+’s dystopian workplace thriller Severance leads the pack with five nominations — including Program of the Year. Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 9 July 2025 And not to get spoilery, but this book is part thriller, and the need to escape becomes quite literal. Dalton Ross, EW.com, 9 July 2025 The supernatural thriller will begin streaming on HBO Max starting July 4. Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for thriller
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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
  • 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 18 Jul. 2025.

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