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narrow escape

NOUN
cliffhanger
Synonyms
STRONGEST
close call shocker
STRONG
squeaker thriller
WEAK
close shave spine-chiller white knuckle
NOUN
close call
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cliffhanger
WEAK
close shave close squeeze close thing hairbreadth escape heart stopper narrow squeak near go near miss near squeak near thing photofinish squeaker tight squeeze white-knuckler
NOUN
near miss
Synonyms
WEAK
close call close shave near hit near thing squeaker tight squeeze

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Buoyed by that narrow escape, Paul then held to love to go 6-5 up, and suddenly the pressure was all on the 24-year-old from Buenos Aires, playing in his first ATP final.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

Hers begins with her family’s narrow escape from an occupied village west of Kyiv in the early days of the war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

In the chaos and heartbreak that followed the crash, moments of narrow escape and immense courage stood out.

From BBC • Jul. 26, 2025

The duo only made a narrow escape, running from an Alpha in a heart-pounding chase sequence that boasts breathtaking experimental camerawork from Boyle.

From Salon • Jun. 20, 2025

On her face was the panicked look she had worn ever since they had arrived in New York three months ago after a narrow escape from the secret police.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez