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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The pitches, which last about 45 minutes, are edited to snappy 12- to 15-minute segments with music scored for suspense over tight shots of bug-eyed, sweaty supplicants.
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Jordyn Holman, New York Times, 18 Oct. 2024
There’s little suspense about who will win the race unfolding in Arizona’s bright-blue 3rd Congressional District, where Democrat Yassamin Ansari is the heavy favorite.
—Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 17 Oct. 2024
With its slow-build suspense, harrowing sound editing, and the indelible sight of a towering madman in a butcher’s apron, a mask of human flesh, and the buzzing power tool of the title, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre becomes a full-body workout of fear and dread.
—Chris Nashawaty, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024
Davis’ skill at staging and shooting kinetic suspense grabbed audiences in that film and the terrific thrillers that followed, but what really separated him from his peers was the elegant integration of his own social conscience into the material.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2024
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Jordyn Holman, New York Times, 18 Oct. 2024
There’s little suspense about who will win the race unfolding in Arizona’s bright-blue 3rd Congressional District, where Democrat Yassamin Ansari is the heavy favorite.
—Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 17 Oct. 2024
With its slow-build suspense, harrowing sound editing, and the indelible sight of a towering madman in a butcher’s apron, a mask of human flesh, and the buzzing power tool of the title, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre becomes a full-body workout of fear and dread.
—Chris Nashawaty, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024
Davis’ skill at staging and shooting kinetic suspense grabbed audiences in that film and the terrific thrillers that followed, but what really separated him from his peers was the elegant integration of his own social conscience into the material.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Suspense.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suspense. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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