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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
So this was the most fraught version of killing off a character that I’ve ever been involved with.
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Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
China and the United States may both have their spheres of influence and spheres of trade, coexisting, but in a fraught — potentially explosive — way.
—Sean Collins, Vox, 16 Apr. 2025
The ongoing Kyiv-Washington tensions are another complication to already fraught discussions.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
The Timberwolves needed a win on Sunday against the Utah Jazz to secure a top-six seed in the Western Conference playoffs and avoid the fraught path that is the Play-In Tournament.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
China and the United States may both have their spheres of influence and spheres of trade, coexisting, but in a fraught — potentially explosive — way.
—Sean Collins, Vox, 16 Apr. 2025
The ongoing Kyiv-Washington tensions are another complication to already fraught discussions.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
The Timberwolves needed a win on Sunday against the Utah Jazz to secure a top-six seed in the Western Conference playoffs and avoid the fraught path that is the Play-In Tournament.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fraught
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On the other hand, the guest drama actress race is, for now, less crowded.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2025
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The most crowded trade in April was gold, according to Bank of America’s survey, breaking a two-year streak of the most crowded trade being the Magnificent Seven tech stocks.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2025
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Consumer sentiment and expectations Americans are feeling uneasy about the economy, and that is showing up in the data.—
Russ Wiles,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Markets have been turbulent ever since as trade policy uncertainty leaves investors uneasy.—
Chris DiLella,
CNBC,
22 Apr. 2025
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In a tense Monday-night matchup in San Francisco, the Golden State Warriors held off the Houston Rockets 109-106 to take a 3-1 lead in their Western Conference first-round series.—
Anthony Slater,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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At one point, he's shown punching a wooden door, and his relationship with girlfriend Dawn Staples, played by Emily Blunt, seems tense.—
Lauren Huff,
EW.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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The Little Gay Shop also keeps a packed roster of events, including author talks, signings, and multiple monthly book clubs.—
Nico Lang,
Them.,
21 Apr. 2025
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In a 112-110 overtime win over the Clippers, a thrilling victory before a packed house at Ball Arena, the two sides of Jamal Murray encapsulated the two sides of the Denver Nuggets.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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Ghosts that wink could be scary but the face Sal makes is disturbing in other ways.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2025
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In cases where advertising is inevitable, some prefer ads that appeal on a personal level over messaging that can be inappropriate or, even, disturbing and offensive.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
16 Apr. 2025
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Accusations of scheduling favoritism were rife during the T20 tournament too.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Following the conclusion of WrestleMania 41, a period traditionally marked by roster changes and new storylines, speculation is rife about which NXT talents will be making the jump to the bigger stage.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Apr. 2025
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The voice of Pope Francis has been such a voice—gentle, disarming, and at times, unsettling.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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These experiments busted the urban myth but also pointed to a the truth about how companies like Facebook sometimes serve up such disturbingly accurate advertisements that is much more complex, and unsettling.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Apr. 2025
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Professionally, Xavier is anxious about future tax exposure from his deferred compensation.—
Brian Lasher,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Another reason people put off going to bed is to avoid feeling anxious or restless, said James Rowley, MD, a sleep medicine expert at Rush University Medical Center and spokesperson for the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.—
Maggie O'Neill,
Verywell Health,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Fraught.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fraught. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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