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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Nivola in Lochlan’s season-ending near-death experience and Koch in a one-take episode in which Erik explains to his attorney the abuse within the Menendez household.
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Daniel D'addario, Variety, 7 June 2025
Meanwhile, Archie continues to flop his way from one near-death experience to the next.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
Al Pacino, who met Pope Leo XIV this week at the Vatican and gave the Pontiff a model car, is said to have renewed his faith after a near-death experience.
—Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 22 June 2025
Johnson headlined the Sony comic book movie as Cassandra Webb, a paramedic who gains the ability to see the future after a near-death experience.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 10 June 2025
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Daniel D'addario, Variety, 7 June 2025
Meanwhile, Archie continues to flop his way from one near-death experience to the next.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
Al Pacino, who met Pope Leo XIV this week at the Vatican and gave the Pontiff a model car, is said to have renewed his faith after a near-death experience.
—Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 22 June 2025
Johnson headlined the Sony comic book movie as Cassandra Webb, a paramedic who gains the ability to see the future after a near-death experience.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 10 June 2025
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“Near-death experience.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/near-death%20experience. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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