sunstroke
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of sunstroke
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As soon as they landed in St. John, it was as if each cast member got sunstroke and proceeded to spend the next few days going in and out of paranoia, fear and delusion.
From Salon • May 20, 2025
“I didn’t know what sunstroke was, and nobody had told me what could happen.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2024
On the first day, said Mr. Gao, 39, he had sunstroke.
From New York Times • Dec. 3, 2023
At most science institutions, safety lectures for field researchers and support staff teach how to avoid sunstroke, deploy emergency flares, and handle variables such as wild animals and flammable liquids.
From Scientific American • Jun. 10, 2023
They both look at me like I’ve got sunstroke.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
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