near escape

phrase

as in close call
a barely successful escape from something undesirable The pilot's near escape after the crash was the talk of the town for weeks.

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“Near escape.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/near%20escape. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.

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