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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But after a near-death experience choking on crab rangoon inspires her to take life by the horns, Mel sets out to address her shortcomings — with her family, in her love life, and even at work. —

Samantha Allen, Them, 20 Nov. 2024 What’s still sticking with you about this near-death experience three months later? —

Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2024 Al Pacino is getting candid about a near-death experience that changed his perspective on life. —

Shania Russell, EW.com, 6 Oct. 2024 More on the Klamath River Basin's near-death experience after being subjected to more than 100 years of mismanagement and injustices and how people and salmon are returning after four dams were removed. —

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