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nail-biting
adverb as in on edge
noun as in anxiety
Strongest matches
Strong matches
noun as in tension
noun as in unease
Strongest matches
Strong matches
Example Sentences
The third series of The Traitors has been won after a nail-biting conclusion.
The Buffalo Bills and Philadelphia Eagles held on to clinch nail-biting victories in the NFL play-offs and move within one win of the Super Bowl.
England wasted a golden opportunity to level the Women's Ashes as they failed to chase 181 for victory in a nail-biting finish at the Junction Oval in Melbourne.
The team had a "nail-biting last few days" as they were able to drill even deeper than anticipated from radar data, says Dr Robert Mulvaney, an ice core scientist at British Antarctic Survey.
This knowledge makes “Squid Game 2” feel like table setting for Season 3’s nail-biting main course, and released into the world when many Americans have time off for the holidays to binge it.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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