fraught with
idiom
: full of (something bad or unwanted)
The situation was fraught with danger.
The paper was poorly researched and fraught with errors.
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 29 Jan. 2026
The underlying allegations of this investigation are particularly fraught with danger for the state police and its leadership.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2026
Weike Wang, Chemistry Weike Wang’s debut novel is quick, wry, and fraught with self-deprecating humor.
—Literary Hub, 14 Jan. 2026
After a weekend fraught with high-level name calling, new shooting videos surfacing and widespread protests, here’s the latest.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 12 Jan. 2026
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“Fraught with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fraught%20with. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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