cliffhanger
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Likewise, the score by Tony Doogan leans too heavily on generic electronic thuds, the kind that segue into a commercial break cliffhanger and an ad for blood pressure medicine.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
The police body cam footage of her arrest serves as the “Mormon Wives” premiere’s cliffhanger.
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026
Microdramas hew to an established formula, with each installment ending on a cliffhanger that pushes its often preposterous story line toward a final, usually shocking reveal.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
And rather than being a cliffhanger, this is how the episode opens.
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026
Meeting Mamou—really meeting her, I mean—but not Babou felt wrong, like ending an episode on a cliffhanger.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
Vocabulary lists containing cliffhanger
Anything But Typical
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Early Departures
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