as in breathtaking
causing great emotional or mental stimulation
the movie's climax is a heart-stopping chase through the streets of San Francisco
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Recent Examples of heart-stopping
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.
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Ew Staff, EW.com, 6 Dec. 2024
This year's completely unexpected Vikings team notched its 10th win, once again in heart-stopping fashion.
—Nick Halter, Axios, 2 Dec. 2024
The lights flickered, plunging the car into darkness for a few heart-stopping moments.
—New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Bayer Leverkusen has fallen off its heart-stopping form last year, leaving an open field of candidates for the title this time around.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for heart-stopping 
Ew Staff, EW.com, 6 Dec. 2024
This year's completely unexpected Vikings team notched its 10th win, once again in heart-stopping fashion.
—Nick Halter, Axios, 2 Dec. 2024
The lights flickered, plunging the car into darkness for a few heart-stopping moments.
—New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Bayer Leverkusen has fallen off its heart-stopping form last year, leaving an open field of candidates for the title this time around.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for heart-stopping
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heart-stopping
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An El Dorado Hills home that nearly set a residential sales record at $7 million is no longer on the market, but a new opportunity awaits just two miles away with an even more breathtaking view of Folsom Lake — at a fraction of the price.—
David Caraccio,
Sacramento Bee,
27 Jan. 2025
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Some purists see voice-over as a crutch, but this feels like an excellent example of that technique done right, adding depth that Edgerton’s largely wordless performance and the breathtaking cinematography could not achieve without it.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2025
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Moreover, with Uranus stationing direct — in your committed seventh house of relationships and commitments — there could be exciting new developments or unexpected shifts in your approach to others or within the foundation of a close relationship.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
19 Jan. 2025
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Those wins, along with the Kiwi's fun-loving personality and exciting fighting style, make his fights must-see TV.—
Simon Head,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
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Yet that battle of wills concluded with a thrilling forehand winner from Keys—who instantly burst into tears.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
25 Jan. 2025
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Aryna Sabalenka 6-3 2-6 7-5 in a thrilling Australian Open women’s final.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN,
25 Jan. 2025
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But that doesn’t mean that Bennu hasn’t all at once become one of the most biologically interesting objects in the solar system.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
TIME,
29 Jan. 2025
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So, life always offers us really interesting storylines, unfortunately.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Heart-stopping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heart-stopping. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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