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suspensers

noun

plural of suspenser

as in thrillers

something (as a close contest) that induces much suspense as to its outcome Alfred Hitchcock was the acknowledged master of the cinematic suspenser that craftily manipulates its audience

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thrillers

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Instead of a nanny, Lowen Ashleigh (Johnson) is a up-and-coming writer hired to help famed author Verity Crawford (Hathaway) finish her series of twisted psychological thrillers after a car accident left her unable to complete them on her own.

— Glamour, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2026
Swift pulled from a few melodramatic thrillers throughout the years.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026

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