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
Captain Glenn explains to Entertainment Weekly how the sailing yacht encounters either a near miss or a collision due to some inclement weather.
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Gina Ragusa, EW.com, 8 Oct. 2024
In the search for his fifth major title since his most recent triumphs in 2014, McIlroy has had some notable near misses — including at the U.S. Open just last year — but Sunday may have brought the most painful moment of his career.
—Des Bieler, Washington Post, 17 June 2024
There have been so many near misses since Livingstone pummeled a 100 against Pakistan in 2021 off 42 balls at Nottingham (a game where England came up short).
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2024
Yet since then, summer-child-care policy has been marked by a succession of near misses, half efforts, and false starts.
—Elliot Haspel, The Atlantic, 23 Aug. 2024
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Gina Ragusa, EW.com, 8 Oct. 2024
In the search for his fifth major title since his most recent triumphs in 2014, McIlroy has had some notable near misses — including at the U.S. Open just last year — but Sunday may have brought the most painful moment of his career.
—Des Bieler, Washington Post, 17 June 2024
There have been so many near misses since Livingstone pummeled a 100 against Pakistan in 2021 off 42 balls at Nottingham (a game where England came up short).
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2024
Yet since then, summer-child-care policy has been marked by a succession of near misses, half efforts, and false starts.
—Elliot Haspel, The Atlantic, 23 Aug. 2024
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“Near miss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/near%20miss. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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