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
The research showed how squirrels use their musculoskeletal system to adjust their body position, dynamically absorbing the impact of landing with their forelimbs and altering their mass distribution to turn near misses into successful perches.
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IEEE Spectrum, 19 Mar. 2025
Two days ago there was a near miss to these premises and yesterday the premises was hit and today there was another hit, unfortunately with these casualties.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
The board's investigation found that near misses between helicopters and planes at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) occurred at least monthly between 2011 and 2024.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
With his own ageing parents having had near misses with the long-term healthcare system, that sector became the ‘something different’.
—Alison Coleman, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
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IEEE Spectrum, 19 Mar. 2025
Two days ago there was a near miss to these premises and yesterday the premises was hit and today there was another hit, unfortunately with these casualties.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
The board's investigation found that near misses between helicopters and planes at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) occurred at least monthly between 2011 and 2024.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
With his own ageing parents having had near misses with the long-term healthcare system, that sector became the ‘something different’.
—Alison Coleman, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for near miss
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“Near miss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/near%20miss. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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