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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Born in San Diego, Gage has appeared in the mockumentary series American Vandal, the thriller series You and Euphoria.
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Catherine Santino, People.com, 16 Feb. 2025
Creighton won the teams’ first meeting — a 57-56 thriller in Omaha on Dec. 31 — and would clinch the head-to-head tiebreaker with a victory Sunday.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2025
The thriller is produced by Spiro Films’ Eitan Mansuri and Jonathan Doweck (both No Men’s Land, When Heroes Fly) alongside executive producers Avi Nir, Karni Ziv, Keren Shahar and Wright.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2025
Your character Monica took the edge off an otherwise intense thriller.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2025
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Catherine Santino, People.com, 16 Feb. 2025
Creighton won the teams’ first meeting — a 57-56 thriller in Omaha on Dec. 31 — and would clinch the head-to-head tiebreaker with a victory Sunday.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2025
The thriller is produced by Spiro Films’ Eitan Mansuri and Jonathan Doweck (both No Men’s Land, When Heroes Fly) alongside executive producers Avi Nir, Karni Ziv, Keren Shahar and Wright.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2025
Your character Monica took the edge off an otherwise intense thriller.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Thriller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thriller. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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