of/from natural causes

idiom

: because of old age or an illness
He died of/from natural causes.

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The fire is thought to have originated from natural causes. Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 28 July 2025 He was sentenced to death for the California murders and died of natural causes while awaiting his execution. Jessica Sager, People.com, 24 July 2025 Mangione died from natural causes on Tuesday at his home in Rochester, his family told the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle. Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 24 July 2025 Calandra died Saturday of natural causes at his home in Woodland Hills, his daughter, Christine Calandra Farrell, told The Hollywood Reporter. Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for of/from natural causes

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“Of/from natural causes.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%2Ffrom%20natural%20causes. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.

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