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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Charles and Camilla were able to privately visit Francis on April 9 – a fortnight before the first Latin American pope died of a stroke and heart failure.
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Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
The girls likely died of asphyxiation, USA TODAY reported.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025
The injured man was brought by a private vehicle and died of his injuries.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
Authorities bizarrely at first thought that Telfair had died of natural causes.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
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Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
The girls likely died of asphyxiation, USA TODAY reported.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025
The injured man was brought by a private vehicle and died of his injuries.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
Authorities bizarrely at first thought that Telfair had died of natural causes.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 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 1 Oct. 2025.
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