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thriller (t̸hril′ər)

noun

  1. a person or thing that thrills
    1. a suspenseful novel, play, film, etc.
    2. Chiefly Brit. such a novel, film, etc. dealing with crime and detection

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thriller Usage Examples

Preposition: with

  • twist: Yes it's just another by the numbers thriller with no new twists.

Converse of object

  • crack: Minority Report, his first film with his new best mate Steven Spielberg, was a cracking science fiction thriller.

Adjective modifier

  • gripping: The Wind Singer - William Nicholson ( £ 5.99 ): for older readers, a gripping thriller.

Modifies a noun

  • serial: Such a situation is found in the new six-part Sunday thriller serial, The Sleeper, which begins tonight.

Noun used with modifier

  • suspense: Well, Brown weaves them into a modern-day suspense thriller about attempts to discover or destroy evidence of our " true " history.
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