death-defying

adjective

: very dangerous
death-defying stunts

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Release date: May 23 Thrill factor: Tom Cruise’s death-defying stunts in his eighth go-around as the Impossible Mission Force’s most valuable agent offers the kind of cinematic spectacle that demands to be seen on the biggest possible screen. Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 3 Jan. 2025 Send any news, comments, mysterious ticket-pricing algorithms and death-defying pizza slices to talk@qz.com. Melvin Backman, Quartz, 5 Dec. 2024 And then there are Chin’s own death-defying expeditions, including his latest summiting of Everest in which his party happened to make a momentous discovery. Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2024 That loss — a capstone in a string of setbacks for Jennings — is told through the former X Games champion’s unique point of view and his singular commitment to a death-defying passion. Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for death-defying 

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“Death-defying.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death-defying. Accessed 16 Jan. 2025.

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