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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Al Pacino, who met Pope Leo XIV this week at the Vatican and gave the Pontiff a model car, is said to have renewed his faith after a near-death experience.
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Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 22 June 2025
Johnson headlined the Sony comic book movie as Cassandra Webb, a paramedic who gains the ability to see the future after a near-death experience.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 10 June 2025
And the song was about a near-death experience, and the album actually dropped on the same day as Eight Mile.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 6 June 2025
In the summer cover story for Esquire, the U2 frontman opened up about the television shows he got hooked on following his near-death experience almost 10 years ago, along with one unexpected program.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 28 May 2025
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Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 22 June 2025
Johnson headlined the Sony comic book movie as Cassandra Webb, a paramedic who gains the ability to see the future after a near-death experience.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 10 June 2025
And the song was about a near-death experience, and the album actually dropped on the same day as Eight Mile.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 6 June 2025
In the summer cover story for Esquire, the U2 frontman opened up about the television shows he got hooked on following his near-death experience almost 10 years ago, along with one unexpected program.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 28 May 2025
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“Near-death experience.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/near-death%20experience. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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