of/from natural causes

idiom

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

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The Oak Park, Illinois native died of natural causes on Dec. 31, 2021, just weeks shy of her 100th birthday. Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2025 Her son, David Hirson, reportedly told the outlet his mother had been at the facility for a year leading up to her death, which was a result of natural causes. Liza Esquibias, People.com, 21 Feb. 2025 Hirson, who memorably played Danny Tanner's mom for several episodes of Full House, died of natural causes on Friday, February 21, her son David told The Hollywood Reporter. Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025 Alice Hirson, a veteran character actress whose TV credits included more than a half dozen daytime and primetime soaps, and who played mom to Ellen on the 1990s ABC sitcom, died Feb. 14 of natural causes, her son David told THR.com. Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 20 Feb. 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 Mar. 2025.

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