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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Jerry Cantrell’s guitar weeps on the track for Layne Staley, who died of an overdose at 34.
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Devan Díaz, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
Susan Atkins Susan Atkins, one of Manson’s followers who confessed to killing Tate in 1969, died of terminal brain cancer on Sept. 24, 2009, at the age of 61.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Actually, the state was aware of 47 children who died of abuse or neglect in 2023, which was still a 75% increase from 2013.
—Marie Cohen, Baltimore Sun, 10 Mar. 2025
But he’s also had to cope with the recent deaths of colleagues like producer Steve Albini, the Replacements’ Slim Dunlap, and especially his Hüsker Dü bandmate Grant Hart, who died of liver cancer in 2017.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 8 Mar. 2025
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Devan Díaz, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
Susan Atkins Susan Atkins, one of Manson’s followers who confessed to killing Tate in 1969, died of terminal brain cancer on Sept. 24, 2009, at the age of 61.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Actually, the state was aware of 47 children who died of abuse or neglect in 2023, which was still a 75% increase from 2013.
—Marie Cohen, Baltimore Sun, 10 Mar. 2025
But he’s also had to cope with the recent deaths of colleagues like producer Steve Albini, the Replacements’ Slim Dunlap, and especially his Hüsker Dü bandmate Grant Hart, who died of liver cancer in 2017.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 8 Mar. 2025
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“Die of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/die%20of. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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