Definition of fraying
: something rubbed or worn off by fraying
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In his visits to Hartford, King acknowledged the fraying of young people’s patience at the plodding rate of progress, Close said.
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Trust is a story about the corruption of wealth and the fraying bonds of family, a world where rot and decay lie just behind the decadent frescos and shimmering gold leaf.
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The court dispute marks the fraying of a 2012 peace accord between Deripaska and Potanin that ended years of feuding over their large holdings in Nornickel.
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This prevents fraying and can help extend the towel's life. 4.
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The article doesn't just highlight the fraying relationship between Trump and his former chief strategist but also raises questions about Bannon's own political ambitions.
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The responsibility for that fraying lies with both Rajoy and Catalonia’s government, the Generalitat led by Carles Puigdemont.
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Writer Joan Niesen cited the Big Ten's new TV deal as the tiebreaker with the SEC, which has seen some fraying with the Ole Miss scandal, Les Miles' exit from LSU and the general malaise of the East Division.
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Writer Joan Niesen cited the Big Ten's new TV deal as the tiebreaker with the SEC, which has seen some fraying with the Ole Miss scandal, Les Miles' exit from LSU and the general malaise of the East Division.
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First Known Use of fraying
1637
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