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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
D’Amato says the Greater Boston Food Bank, which distributes resources to pantries across Massachusetts, is continuously assessing its stockpiles and the needs of its partners amid this fraught time.
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Callum Sutherland, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
Money management and medication can be equally fraught.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 5 Nov. 2025
Conversations with patients about if and when to start medication have always been complex, but online lore about inflammation, coupled with declining confidence in doctors since the coronavirus pandemic, have made such discussions more fraught.
—Jason Liebowitz, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
Their relationship is both intrinsically unequal and romantic, one of many fraught attachments in Laing’s historical novel.
—Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2025
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Callum Sutherland, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
Money management and medication can be equally fraught.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 5 Nov. 2025
Conversations with patients about if and when to start medication have always been complex, but online lore about inflammation, coupled with declining confidence in doctors since the coronavirus pandemic, have made such discussions more fraught.
—Jason Liebowitz, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
Their relationship is both intrinsically unequal and romantic, one of many fraught attachments in Laing’s historical novel.
—Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fraught
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Wearing a well-fitting, high-quality mask in crowded indoor spaces also can reduce the risk of contracting respiratory infections or spreading your illness to others.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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With wintry weather and crowded airports, Thanksgiving travel can already be stressful.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
6 Nov. 2025
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Rather than offering peace of mind from pest invasion, the chemical control process often leaves families feeling uneasy about what has been introduced so indiscriminately into their environment.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Cuomo led early polls, buoyed by name recognition and a coalition of moderate Democrats uneasy with the party’s leftward drift.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
5 Nov. 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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The lighthearted, yet slightly awkward moment stood out as a rarity among a season of tense uncertainty for McDaniel and the Dolphins, who sit at 3-7 on the year with increasingly long odds to make the playoffs.—
Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
11 Nov. 2025
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From climate-resilient clinics to advanced protective lens technology, professionals are attempting to provide worthwhile and viable solutions to pressing present-tense issues.—
William Jones,
Ascend Agency,
11 Nov. 2025
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And the original stage musical, which first hit Broadway 22 years ago, is still playing to packed houses on the Great White Way.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Nov. 2025
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Serielizados also served on Friday a high-caliber masterclass by Alan Ball, received by yelps of reverent enthusiasm from a fandom packed audience.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
10 Nov. 2025
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Despite already having declared her candidacy, McKnight voiced disturbing and violent threats against Sheehy.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Nov. 2025
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This story contains a description of a shooting some readers may find disturbing.—
Omar Jimenez,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Mars had a past where liquid water was rife on the surface, and probably spent more than the first billion years of its existence with oceans and rivers throughout its surface.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Oilers aren’t developing the kids at pace, and defensive mistakes are rife.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Compared to the swooning Gothic romance of Francis Ford Coppola’s Dracula, Kenneth Branagh’s Frankenstein is just too perverse — in an unsettling way.—
Katie Rife,
Vulture,
9 Nov. 2025
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At the same time, the detective assigned to the case begins to uncover secrets about Scout, along with an unsettling breakthrough in Georgia’s death.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Fraught.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fraught. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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