dehydration

Definition of dehydrationnext

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Recent Examples of dehydration For those who forget, the 31-time race winner retired at the end of that 2018 season due to health reasons, pointing towards dehydration as a big factor. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Heatwaves drive heatstroke, dehydration, and other health conditions; rising air pollution from haze causes respiratory conditions; floods and natural disasters cause injury while disrupting the day-to-day operations of hospitals and clinics. — Mitch New, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026 Despite its increasing normalcy, extreme heat can take hikers by surprise, leading to dehydration, heat stroke and exhaustion, which in turn can contribute to falls. — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026 In periods of mild dehydration, when fluids need to be better retained. — Veronica Cristino, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dehydration
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dehydration
dryness
Noun
  • CorneaCare’s Self Heating Warm Compresses deliver instant warmth plus hydrated minerals aimed at dryness, fatigue, tearing and puffiness.
    — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Diagnose your actual problem, whether dryness and damage or frizz and dullness, then pick the product built for it.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026

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“Dehydration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dehydration. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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