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dehydration

[dee-hahy-drey-shuhn] / ˌdi haɪˈdreɪ ʃən /


NOUN
dryness
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WASHINGTON—Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was taken to a hospital and given fluids for dehydration last month after attending a dinner in his honor in Philadelphia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

If I’ve learned one thing over the last 18 years I’ve covered Coachella, it’s that dehydration is serious business.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Some hedgehogs arriving at the rescue centre felt like "little empty bags of prickles and very, very slim" due to dehydration, Thompson said.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

Israeli media reported that the incident could have been connected to the daycare's heating system, suggesting heat exhaustion and dehydration as possible causes.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

In the scorching April heat, many older people become ill from heatstroke and dehydration, but they dare not rest.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung