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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After near-death experience during her first childbirth, Serena Williams’s body had been pushed its limit.
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Essence, 21 Aug. 2025
Tracey Yukich suffered a near-death experience during a challenge to kick off Season 8.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
In the dramatic scene, a squabble between Marlena (Deidre Hall) and Rachel brought back EJ’s recollection of his near-death experience.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Following their near-death experience, both Santiago and Blackwood took to social media to share their thoughts.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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Essence, 21 Aug. 2025
Tracey Yukich suffered a near-death experience during a challenge to kick off Season 8.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
In the dramatic scene, a squabble between Marlena (Deidre Hall) and Rachel brought back EJ’s recollection of his near-death experience.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Following their near-death experience, both Santiago and Blackwood took to social media to share their thoughts.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for near-death experience
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“Near-death experience.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/near-death%20experience. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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