death-defying

adjective

: very dangerous
death-defying stunts

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For all its superlative, death-defying success (and excess), the franchise ends in a predictable place: swallowed whole, like everything else. Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 30 May 2025 There’s a death-defying scene up in the air that was being teased a lot in this press run. Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2025 The story, which features plenty of death-defying stunts from the 62-year-old Cruise, picks up as spy operative Ethan Hunt continues his race against time to find a rogue artificial intelligence known as the Entity. Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 25 May 2025 Here's how to watch all of the Mission: Impossible movies in order Mission: Impossible is back for more epic fights and death-defying stunts. Keith Langston, People.com, 24 May 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 Jun. 2025.

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