: one that thrills
especially
: a work of fiction or drama designed to hold the interest by the use of a high degree of intrigue, adventure, or suspense
Examples of thriller in a Sentence
His latest novel is a political thriller.
those television awards are hardly thrillers since the same people win year after year
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Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 30 Dec. 2024
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—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 30 Dec. 2024
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—Simon Abrams, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 30 Dec. 2024
Prior features from Lipper include the action thriller Murder at Hollow Creek, starring Jason Patric, Mickey Rourke, and Jack Kesy, as well as horror pics Wolf Mountain and Death Link.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 30 Dec. 2024
The vampire thriller Nosferatu and Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown are both opening strong at the five-day Christmas weekend box office.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Dynamic action scenes also compliment Ji-an’s surprising discoveries throughout this pulpy and engrossing crime thriller.
—Simon Abrams, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Thriller.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thriller. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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thriller
noun
thril·ler
ˈthril-ər 
: one that thrills
especially
: a work of fiction or drama with a great deal of action, mystery, adventure, or suspense
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