close shave

as in narrow escape
a barely successful escape from something undesirable the passengers in the jeep had a close shave when a mine exploded just a few yards away

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Recent Examples on the Web The Barber offers male guests a close shave, an invigorating facial, in addition to hair care. Kathleen Turner, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024 View 1 Images Our solar system might still bear the scars from an extremely close shave with an alien star. Michael Irving, New Atlas, 12 Sep. 2024 Jill Duggar Dillard is feeling grateful after a close shave. Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 27 May 2024 In astronomical terms, that’s a hair’s breadth, the closest of close shaves. Discover Magazine, 30 Oct. 2023 The final section follows the template of The Meg on a larger scale, as the scene shifts to a tourist resort ominously called Fun Island, where our heroes have lots of close shaves with the megs, while some of the vacationers aren’t so lucky. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Aug. 2023 My personal choice, No. 1 I Tre Mori, had a close shave in round one against No. 8 Richard's Brick Oven. Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Mar. 2023

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“Close shave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/close%20shave. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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