near-death experience

noun

: an occurrence in which a person comes very close to dying and has memories of a spiritual experience (such as meeting dead friends and family members or seeing a white light) during the time when death was near

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Grace makes increasingly erratic decisions in the wake of her near-death experience, culminating in a move to send unauthorized war ships into British sovereign waters to prevent Russia from discovering that the Poseidon is gone. — Emma Banks, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2026

Read more about Mullen’s insights from her near-death experience. — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 24 Sep. 2026

No, the better choice is Bran, who may not have the bloodline claim but overcame a near-death experience and downloaded the whole of Westerosi history into his brain. — Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026

Researchers estimate that as many as one in 20 people have had a near-death experience. — Michael Collins, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for near-death experience

• inexperience