of/from natural causes

idiom

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

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Cox, who claimed self-defense, was never charged before his own death of natural causes on Dec. 12, 2019. Christine Pelisek, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025 Police were investigating the shooting when Cox himself died from natural causes months later. Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2025 Power Rangers Mystic Force star Peta Rutter died of a brain tumor in 2010, and even more actors who appeared on the series — Edward Laurence Albert, Robert L. Manahan, Machiko Soga, and Richard Genelle — have passed of natural causes. Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 7 Apr. 2025 At first, her death was determined to be from natural causes. Miguel Torres, USA Today, 7 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 16 Apr. 2025.

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