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
The filmmaker puts aside the self-reflexive storytelling that has marked much of his work since he was first arrested in 2010, delivering a straightforward narrative that’s plotted like a good thriller but builds into a stark condemnation of abusive power.
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 24 May 2025
Hall pulls off that rare trick of making a page-tearing thriller feel intimate and emotional.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 24 May 2025
Based on Araminta Hall’s novel, Imperfect Women is an unconventional, psychological thriller examining a crime that shatters the decades-long friendship of three women.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 23 May 2025
Repulsion and Rosemary’s Baby have both been cited as influences on the film, which is described as a thriller, but which Lawrence has also said will be funny.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 13 May 2025
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 24 May 2025
Hall pulls off that rare trick of making a page-tearing thriller feel intimate and emotional.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 24 May 2025
Based on Araminta Hall’s novel, Imperfect Women is an unconventional, psychological thriller examining a crime that shatters the decades-long friendship of three women.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 23 May 2025
Repulsion and Rosemary’s Baby have both been cited as influences on the film, which is described as a thriller, but which Lawrence has also said will be funny.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 13 May 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 4 Jun. 2025.
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