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dehydration

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


NOUN
dryness
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If you contract salmonella, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention recommends drinking plenty of fluids to prevent dehydration.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 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

Chloe, from Newport, was admitted to hospital with dehydration early in her first pregnancy, when she had never even heard of HG.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 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

“Your skin is still elastic, which means your dehydration isn’t critical yet.”

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman




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