of/from natural causes

idiom

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

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Howard Ruby, the founder of Oakwood Worldwide, the company that provides furnished, extended stay housing, and the husband of late actress Yvette Mimieux, died Monday of natural causes in Los Angeles, a publicist announced. Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 2 May 2025 Dallas star Priscilla Pointer died on Monday at the age of 100 from natural causes, said her son. Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025 Hackman, who died at age 95 of natural causes, tested negative for hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, Fox News and The Associated Press report. Edward Segarra, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025 Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, both died from natural causes. Shania Russell, EW.com, 28 Apr. 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 21 May. 2025.

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