death-defying

adjective

: very dangerous
death-defying stunts

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After that came a crash, a fire and a death-defying crawl out of molten airplane wreckage. Kayla Grant, People.com, 30 July 2025 Based on Johnson’s cult Viceland series, this hysterical, death-defying time-travel caper earned a standing ovation and a coveted Midnighter Audience Award at this past spring’s SXSW. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 24 July 2025 Evidence of the death-defying star was spotted in the form of a flare that was followed by a near-identical second flare around two years later (700 days). Robert Lea, Space.com, 23 July 2025 Their creation of the Tables, Ladders, and Chairs (TLC) match produced some of the most iconic and death-defying moments in wrestling history, particularly their legendary bouts at WrestleMania 2000 and WrestleMania X-Seven. Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for death-defying

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“Death-defying.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death-defying. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.

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