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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Last year, How to Die Alone, about a lonely airport employee who tries to change her life after a near-death experience, finally premiered.
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Phoebe Reilly, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2025
As a guy who'd had no previous health challenges, this near-death experience was a turning point for me.
—Adrian Ashford The Dallas Morning News (tns), arkansasonline.com, 1 Mar. 2025
One of the last calls involved a near-death experience on Feb. 8, 2022.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
After a near-death experience, McIver’s character is suddenly able to see the ghosts that inhabit the house.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025
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Phoebe Reilly, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2025
As a guy who'd had no previous health challenges, this near-death experience was a turning point for me.
—Adrian Ashford The Dallas Morning News (tns), arkansasonline.com, 1 Mar. 2025
One of the last calls involved a near-death experience on Feb. 8, 2022.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
After a near-death experience, McIver’s character is suddenly able to see the ghosts that inhabit the house.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Near-death experience.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/near-death%20experience. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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