Cliffhanger
Cliffhanger noun - An episode that ends in suspense.
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Near miss and cliffhanger are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Near miss" instead a noun "Cliffhanger".
Near miss
Near miss noun - A barely successful escape from something undesirable.
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Synonyms for Near miss
Cliffhanger and near miss are semantically related. You can use "Cliffhanger" instead a noun phrase "Near miss".
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- Season two is a near miss: it ends on an actual Cliffhanger with the Liberator staring down an invading armada, but the next season seemingly skips to the end of the war, with the Liberator crew abandoning ship and only returning much later.
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