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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A week later, Reubens died of cancer, having kept his diagnosis a secret from nearly everyone except his closest confidants.
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Dave Itzkoff, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
Sadly, Colasanto died of a heart attack in February 1985 as Cheers was wrapping its third season.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 21 May 2025
Robert Hanssen, a famous spy, died of colorectal cancer despite a lack of diagnosis.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 21 May 2025
About a million people, nearly all of them Catholic, died of starvation or disease, and another 2 million emigrated.
—Joseph Patrick Kelly, The Conversation, 20 May 2025
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Dave Itzkoff, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
Sadly, Colasanto died of a heart attack in February 1985 as Cheers was wrapping its third season.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 21 May 2025
Robert Hanssen, a famous spy, died of colorectal cancer despite a lack of diagnosis.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 21 May 2025
About a million people, nearly all of them Catholic, died of starvation or disease, and another 2 million emigrated.
—Joseph Patrick Kelly, The Conversation, 20 May 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 25 May. 2025.
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