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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Four more Palestinians, including a child, have died of malnutrition and starvation in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said, raising deaths from such causes to at least 435 people, including 147 children, since the war started.
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Reuters, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2025
The girls likely died of asphyxiation, USA TODAY reported.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Balmain died of cancer in 1982.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
That’s the same year that Redford’s son, James Redford, who lived in nearby Fairfax and who was a filmmaker and activist like his father, died of bile duct cancer at age 58.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
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Reuters, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2025
The girls likely died of asphyxiation, USA TODAY reported.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Balmain died of cancer in 1982.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
That’s the same year that Redford’s son, James Redford, who lived in nearby Fairfax and who was a filmmaker and activist like his father, died of bile duct cancer at age 58.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 19 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 20 Sep. 2025.
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