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cliffhanger

[klif-hang-er] / ˈklɪfˌhæŋ ər /


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“Sauron is much more present. He’s trying to forge the one ring. It all leads into a very exciting cliffhanger ending.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

"One thing I'll tell you about my boss, and the 47th president – I've known him for, geez, close to 30 years now at this point – he likes a cliffhanger," Giuliani said.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

The new episodes will pick up from the season five cliffhanger, in which Emily's on-again, off-again romantic interest Gabriel - played by Bravo - sends her a postcard inviting her on a Greek getaway.

From BBC ● May 21, 2026

A solid, by-the-numbers, character-driven yarn, “Detour” ends on a cliffhanger because it’s the start of a series.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 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

Fun at times, ridiculous at others, the show ended with multiple cliffhangers, so pulling the plug seems especially painful.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

Zuiker, the “CSI” creator, said the challenge of writing a microdrama is coming up with a full story held together with cliffhangers to keep people glued.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025

Frankly, that’s as edgy as it gets, especially in streaming, which increasingly uses episodic cliffhangers to speed up a series’ completion rate — nothing fuels a binge watch like a jacked up heart rate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2025

“There was a strong emphasis on cliffhangers in manga before One Piece,” he continues.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2024

"TNG" and "Deep Space Nine" were syndicated series, and in the age of scripted syndication, cliffhangers were insurance beckoning a wandering audience to return.

From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2023


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