as in suspension
a state of temporary inactivity
the lawsuit is in suspense until the court makes a decision concerning a related lawsuit
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Recent Examples of suspense
But Ford ran him a surprisingly close race, and Eugene McCarthy's third-party insurgency aggravated the suspense by tipping several states out of the Carter column.
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Peter Goldman, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
Liz Feldman’s No Good Deed has suspense, emotion and humor all in one.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
Next came David Baldacci, who is known for his suspense novels and legal thrillers.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
All of them function as an impressive combination of suspense and underdog sports story.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 26 Dec. 2024
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Peter Goldman, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
Liz Feldman’s No Good Deed has suspense, emotion and humor all in one.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
Next came David Baldacci, who is known for his suspense novels and legal thrillers.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
All of them function as an impressive combination of suspense and underdog sports story.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Suspense.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suspense. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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