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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The nine German Shepherds died of heat stroke while being transported by box truck from O'Hare International Airport to a Michigan training facility, when the air conditioning failed as the driver got caught in a two-hour traffic delay.
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Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
Another daughter, Leslie Gehry Brenner, died of cancer in 2008.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
The outlets reported that investigators determined that Ruby died of dehydration and malnutrition.
—Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
This Game Proves It In the past year, the largest donors to global health have reduced their spending by nearly 27%, and the report estimates that if such reductions continue or even expand to 30%, an additional 16 million more children (or more) will die of preventable causes by 2045.
—Alice Park, Time, 5 Dec. 2025
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Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
Another daughter, Leslie Gehry Brenner, died of cancer in 2008.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
The outlets reported that investigators determined that Ruby died of dehydration and malnutrition.
—Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
This Game Proves It In the past year, the largest donors to global health have reduced their spending by nearly 27%, and the report estimates that if such reductions continue or even expand to 30%, an additional 16 million more children (or more) will die of preventable causes by 2045.
—Alice Park, Time, 5 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for die of
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“Die of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/die%20of. Accessed 9 Dec. 2025.
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