Near miss and Near thing

Near miss

Near miss noun - A barely successful escape from something undesirable.
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Synonyms for Near miss

Near thing is a synonym for near miss in close thing topic. In some cases you can use "Near thing" instead a noun phrase "Near miss", when it comes to topics like near hit.

Near thing

Near thing noun - Something that barely avoids failure or disaster.
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Synonyms for Near thing

Near miss is a synonym for near thing in narrow escape topic. You can use "Near miss" instead a noun phrase "Near thing".
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