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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While some people have died of starvation and hunger, others have been killed trying to receive aid at distribution sites.
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Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
Both died of multiple sharp force injuries, and their manner of death was ruled as homicide.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
Michael McCaskey died of cancer at the age of 76 in 2020.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Presley’s legal team denies that Keough is the biological mother of Benjamin (who coincidentally shares the name of Lisa Marie’s late son, Benjamin Keough, who died of suicide on the same day as Preston’s death).
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
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Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
Both died of multiple sharp force injuries, and their manner of death was ruled as homicide.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
Michael McCaskey died of cancer at the age of 76 in 2020.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Presley’s legal team denies that Keough is the biological mother of Benjamin (who coincidentally shares the name of Lisa Marie’s late son, Benjamin Keough, who died of suicide on the same day as Preston’s death).
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
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“Die of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/die%20of. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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