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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

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

"People could be dead or dying from dehydration, heat stroke or any other conditions," pilot Omar El Manfalouty told AFP.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

At the time, a Price staffer said he was suffering from dehydration.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

Again, I think of the last Games, where I nearly died of dehydration.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins