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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Simone Biles found time to respond to Instagram users with very few followers this week, after the users commented mocking the gymnast for posting vacation photos days after revealing an apparent near-death experience.
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Jackson Thompson Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
When George has his near-death experience and is in a spiritual crisis, that experience is not accessible to Bertha.
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Chris Murphy,
Vanity Fair,
11 June 2026
Yarris was proven innocent in 2003 A series of incidents — including Yarris contracting hepatitis from a dental visit, his divorce, the package containing DNA samples bursting open and a near-death experience thanks to a bout of food poisoning — left Yarris suicidal.
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Katie Mather,
PEOPLE,
7 June 2026
On June 6, Biles took to her Instagram Stories to recount a near-death experience that resulted in a trip to the hospital.
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Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
7 June 2026
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Jackson Thompson Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
When George has his near-death experience and is in a spiritual crisis, that experience is not accessible to Bertha.
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Chris Murphy,
Vanity Fair,
11 June 2026
Yarris was proven innocent in 2003 A series of incidents — including Yarris contracting hepatitis from a dental visit, his divorce, the package containing DNA samples bursting open and a near-death experience thanks to a bout of food poisoning — left Yarris suicidal.
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Katie Mather,
PEOPLE,
7 June 2026
On June 6, Biles took to her Instagram Stories to recount a near-death experience that resulted in a trip to the hospital.
—
Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
7 June 2026
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“Near-death experience.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/near-death%20experience. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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