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Recent Examples of heart-stopping After about a dozen of these heart-stopping discoveries, at some point my obsession became unshakable, and led to using the perfect shape in my own work. Sophie Collé, Architectural Digest, 27 Dec. 2024 The result was a match that didn't give you a moment to breathe as all three guys beat each other senseless, giving us some heart-stopping near-falls and ultimately the right result at Breakker retained in dominant fashion. Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024 With the diverse cast, heart-stopping action, extremely high stakes (and Jedi body count), and yeah, even that Darth Plagueis tease, the eight-episode first season charted a thrilling new direction for the franchise. Ew Staff, EW.com, 6 Dec. 2024 The lights flickered, plunging the car into darkness for a few heart-stopping moments. New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for heart-stopping
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heart-stopping
Adjective
  • The chef’s kitchen is just as impressive, decked out with a stone pizza oven, high-end appliances, and dramatic picture windows that showcase the breathtaking city-to-ocean views.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Beneath the breathtaking view of the Camelback and Mummy Mountains, Taylor and Hooker exchanged both handwritten and traditional vows.
    Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • In my view, this is one of the more exciting uses of a foldable display in PCs because people like the portability of 13-inch laptops, but not necessarily the actual size of the display.
    Anshel Sag, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • After competing to see who could thread a cushion full of needles the quickest (which still managed to be more exciting than Squid Game: The Challenge's anticlimactic game of Rock, Paper, Scissors), the final three took their places behind their boxes for one final game.
    Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The Denver Nuggets are back in the playoffs for their seventh consecutive season, facing an overhauled version of a familiar postseason foe in the Los Angeles Clippers, who Denver knocked out in 2020 in a thrilling second round comeback from a deficit of three games to one.
    Joel Rush, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
  • With a playoff spot on the line, the intensity will be on full tilt in this thrilling matchup between the Mavericks and Grizzlies.
    Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Having said that, there might be interesting parallels with other cases and countries.
    Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The series has an interesting group of producers including Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, who is a lifelong Blues fan, who will exec produce, and Tom Brady, who bought a minority stake in the club in August 2023 and will produce via his Religion of Sports label.
    Peter White, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025

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“Heart-stopping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heart-stopping. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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