as in narrow escape
a barely successful escape from something undesirable
a near miss with death prompted him to give up skydiving
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Recent Examples of near miss
Back then, there were near misses and clear red flags about the ground’s suitability.
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Jacob Whitehead, The Athletic, 8 Aug. 2024
Longer term residents, after having experienced numerous false alarms and near misses like Irma in 2017, may be similarly unprepared for a direct hit.
—Terry Spencer, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Oct. 2024
Her schedule got jump-started by that near miss at the 2023 Pan Am Games.
—David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024
Captain Glenn explains to Entertainment Weekly how the sailing yacht encounters either a near miss or a collision due to some inclement weather.
—Gina Ragusa, EW.com, 8 Oct. 2024
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Jacob Whitehead, The Athletic, 8 Aug. 2024
Longer term residents, after having experienced numerous false alarms and near misses like Irma in 2017, may be similarly unprepared for a direct hit.
—Terry Spencer, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Oct. 2024
Her schedule got jump-started by that near miss at the 2023 Pan Am Games.
—David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024
Captain Glenn explains to Entertainment Weekly how the sailing yacht encounters either a near miss or a collision due to some inclement weather.
—Gina Ragusa, EW.com, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Near miss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/near%20miss. Accessed 16 Dec. 2024.
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