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dehydration

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


NOUN
dryness
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Experts also warn that prolonged fasting can increase the risk of dehydration, electrolyte imbalances, dizziness, muscle loss, and complications for people with underlying health conditions.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2026

“I’d eat them at specific times. You go through periods of fasting and through dehydration whenever you had your top off. There was a real science to it.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

There were constant hazards to be wary of, from polar bears to frostbite and cold-weather dehydration.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

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

I manage to keep sipping water, thinking of the days of dehydration that almost killed me last year.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins




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