Definition of "nailbiters" [nailbiters]

• Plural form of nailbiter. (noun)

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• "Granted a major reason for these unexpected nailbiters is simply the struggles of the traditional powers."
• "* Dems on defense everwhere: Interesting polling from The Hill, which surveys a dozen key toss-up House races all over the country and finds the GOP candidates leading in eleven of them, though in many cases the races remain nailbiters."
• "Researchers at North Carolina State and South Carolina evaluated traffic deaths after 271 pro and college football and basketball games from 2001 to 2008 and found that nailbiters were much more likely to result in deaths than blowouts."