fraught with

phrase

: 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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Any foray into such terrain, especially this far out, is necessarily fraught with uncertainty, and right now that feels especially true of the Republican side. Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2026 Attaching a value to any sporting organisation is fraught with difficulty and was explored at length here by The Athletic’s Chris Weatherspoon last year. Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026 The village’s approval process was also at times rushed and fraught with disagreements. Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2026 The visions of Dreamers can be fraught with symbolism and almost impossible to understand. Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fraught with

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“Fraught with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fraught%20with. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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