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.
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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
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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
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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 18 Jul. 2025.
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