a natural death

noun

: death caused by illness or old age
She survived the plane crash and many years later died a natural death.

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There was no preliminary determination as to whether this was a natural death, the sergeant said. — Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026 Her cause of death was officially listed as a natural death attributed to lobar pneumonia. — Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 5 Nov. 2024 Unwanted or offensive speech, administrators hope, will die a natural death. — TIME, 19 Dec. 2023 Nearly all were ruled accidental deaths aside from one ruled undetermined in Palm Beach County and one ruled a natural death. — Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2024 Ghost had laid eggs and entered the final stage of her life cycle, called senescence, back in September and died a natural death on Tuesday, aquarium staff said. — Julie Sharp, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026 Investigators initially believed was a natural death, due to there being no obvious injuries. — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2025 But the medical examiner has now concluded that Trachtenberg died a natural death due to complications from diabetes. — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 18 Apr. 2025

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