: 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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The psychological thriller just won Best in Show at IndieFest.
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Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 26 Mar. 2025
On May 16, The Weeknd will bring his album Hurry Up Tomorrow, which topped the Billboard 200, to the big screen as a suspense thriller.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 26 Mar. 2025
Spanish near-future political thriller The Interregnum has won the 2025 Seriesmakers award, a prize for projects from feature film directors looking to transition to series, at TV festival Series Mania.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2025
The group’s output so far has been impressive, ranging from the Netflix thriller Rouge Agent, to the eight-episode period epic King & Conqueror, to Playing Nice, an adaptation of the JP Delaney novel.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Mar. 2025
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Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 26 Mar. 2025
On May 16, The Weeknd will bring his album Hurry Up Tomorrow, which topped the Billboard 200, to the big screen as a suspense thriller.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 26 Mar. 2025
Spanish near-future political thriller The Interregnum has won the 2025 Seriesmakers award, a prize for projects from feature film directors looking to transition to series, at TV festival Series Mania.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2025
The group’s output so far has been impressive, ranging from the Netflix thriller Rouge Agent, to the eight-episode period epic King & Conqueror, to Playing Nice, an adaptation of the JP Delaney novel.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Thriller.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thriller. Accessed 30 Mar. 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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