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as in crowded
possessing or covered with great numbers or amounts of something specified
every room in my childhood home is fraught with memories
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as in uneasy
marked by or causing agitation or uncomfortable feelings
had a fraught meeting with his estranged wife to discuss a divorce settlement
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Recent Examples of fraught
The race to develop a more convenient obesity pill has been fraught, as companies such as Pfizer have had to scrap previous contenders and bring forward new ones.
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Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2025
The political clash has coincided with a fraught moment for the central bank.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2025
But without proper diplomatic clearance, that too could be a fraught and dangerous endeavor.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
The arrest comes just as Kyiv is engaged in fraught diplomatic discussions with the United States over how to end the war in Ukraine without giving away major concessions and swathes of its own territory to Russia.
—Reuters, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2025
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Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2025
The political clash has coincided with a fraught moment for the central bank.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2025
But without proper diplomatic clearance, that too could be a fraught and dangerous endeavor.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
The arrest comes just as Kyiv is engaged in fraught diplomatic discussions with the United States over how to end the war in Ukraine without giving away major concessions and swathes of its own territory to Russia.
—Reuters, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fraught
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Shrieks of laughter rang through the crowded blacktop of McCormick Elementary School in Little Village, echoing off the walls of the century-old building back to the students making the noise.—
Kate Perez,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Aug. 2025
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Leveraging Embargoes And Staying Agile News is crowded, and even the best outreach plan will meet surprises.—
Caitlin Chase,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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The local-sports broadcaster YES Network has been battling Comcast over carriage fees, and an uneasy truce that avoided a blackout in March is set to expire this fall.—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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As the series unfolds, the pair forge an uneasy alliance amid threats to their political and personal lives.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Streamline applications with pre-filled forms, especially to support internal mobility where workloads are high or digital access is limited.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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After a turbulent few weeks, things only became more tense when Sean McLaughlin and Allyshia Gupta claimed to have information that could destroy the relationship.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The first section is reasonably tense and engrossing.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
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Bryan's country contemporaries Owen Riegling, Randall King and George Birge opened before the headliner performed for a packed lawn.—
Heather Bushman,
IndyStar,
29 Aug. 2025
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Just two weeks before the singer was rushed to the hospital, Jones had taken the stage for what would be his final performance at a packed venue in Knoxville, Tennessee.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
28 Aug. 2025
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In the disturbing footage, Raja was seen entering the ring and picking up Smith above his head before slamming him hard on the mat.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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In both cases, dispatchers heard what sounded like gunshots in the background of the calls — lending a disturbing realism.—
Rebekah Riess,
CNN Money,
1 Sep. 2025
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With hundreds of tokens, from solana to dogecoin, trading lofty values totaling $4 trillion, the crypto industry presents a rife opportunity for bad actors.—
Julie Goldenberg,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Antisemitism remains rife, with Jews regularly harassed by both law enforcement and civilians.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Aug. 2025
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For some, the realism is unsettling.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Aug. 2025
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But if a person, a living, breathing human being, is going to potentially be looking at their prompts, that seems outrageous and extremely unsettling.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Fraught.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fraught. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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