as in suspensers
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 thrillers
Most good thrillers escalate gradually, with each twist surpassing the last.
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Based on the spy thrillers by Mick Herron, the series focuses on rumpled MI5 agent Jackson Lamb (Gary Oldman) and his misfit spy team.
—Carole Horst, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
King's list was primarily dominated by '70s classics and spanned multiple genres from thrillers to romantic comedies.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
The action star has previously starred in Bollywood action-thrillers like the Commando series and Sanak.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
To be sure, creator Michael Seitzman, previously an executive producer on the network thrillers Code Black and Quantico, is under no obligation to retell the same story.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Our fears showed up in the movies, too, in Cold War dramas like Sidney Lumet’s 1964 Fail Safe or apocalyptic thrillers like Stanley Kramer’s 1959 On the Beach.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 3 Sep. 2025
Neon also had two other films — both political thrillers — that were celebrated at Cannes and then proved popular in Telluride, as well.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
Tense international spy thrillers, cozy British mysteries, gripping crime dramas and even more Kpop.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Based on the spy thrillers by Mick Herron, the series focuses on rumpled MI5 agent Jackson Lamb (Gary Oldman) and his misfit spy team.
—Carole Horst, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
King's list was primarily dominated by '70s classics and spanned multiple genres from thrillers to romantic comedies.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
The action star has previously starred in Bollywood action-thrillers like the Commando series and Sanak.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
To be sure, creator Michael Seitzman, previously an executive producer on the network thrillers Code Black and Quantico, is under no obligation to retell the same story.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Our fears showed up in the movies, too, in Cold War dramas like Sidney Lumet’s 1964 Fail Safe or apocalyptic thrillers like Stanley Kramer’s 1959 On the Beach.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 3 Sep. 2025
Neon also had two other films — both political thrillers — that were celebrated at Cannes and then proved popular in Telluride, as well.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
Tense international spy thrillers, cozy British mysteries, gripping crime dramas and even more Kpop.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrillers
Noun
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Louisville-area football fans saw some blowouts and some nail-biters Friday night.—
Rich Barak,
Louisville Courier Journal,
23 Aug. 2025
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The plan looked genius early in the season, when the Giants were winning nail-biters, walking off games with Little League and inside-the-park home runs and Wilmer Flores’ clutch hitting.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The biggest key to the success of minidramas, though, is the cliff-hangers, which push viewers to keep paying for the next episode.—
Yixuan Tan,
NBC news,
17 Aug. 2025
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Which means there are some major cliff-hangers to obsess over for the next few weeks.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Thrillers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrillers. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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