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detox

[dee-toks, dee-toks] / ˈdiˌtɒks, diˈtɒks /


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It’s that time of year again: detox season.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026

In Northern Ireland, inpatient rehab and detox services are delivered across a number of facilities:

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

Dickson estimates that her digital detox has saved her roughly $300 to $500 a month, now that she is no longer tempted to buy new things or try new restaurants every day.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 10, 2025

And while high-schoolers may be forced into temporary digital detox, eventually they will graduate and enter college or the workforce, where no one is going to take their phone away.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 2025

In fact I feel irritated and can’t help wondering whether I could have gotten the same result without spending $30 and three days on detox and bloat.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich