die of
phrasal verb
died of; dying of; dies of
: to die because of (something)
My uncle died of cancer.
She died of old age.
They say that he died of a broken heart.
—sometimes used figuratively to say something causes a lot of discomfort, distress, etc.I almost died of embarrassment.
Would you like some water? You must be dying of thirst.
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As her assistant tries to console her, Mowry shares that her grandmother died of cancer five years ago and her aunt died of cancer one year ago.
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Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Records from the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office released in June showed that Priem died of a heart attack and not in a car crash.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2024
California California countertop workers died of a preventable disease.
—Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
Payne died of multiple traumas and hemorrhages after falling from the balcony of his hotel room in Buenos Aires, Argentina, according to the National Criminal and Correctional Prosecutor’s Office.
—Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Records from the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office released in June showed that Priem died of a heart attack and not in a car crash.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2024
California California countertop workers died of a preventable disease.
—Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
Payne died of multiple traumas and hemorrhages after falling from the balcony of his hotel room in Buenos Aires, Argentina, according to the National Criminal and Correctional Prosecutor’s Office.
—Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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“Die of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/die%20of. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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