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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
His future had been regularly discussed for 18 months before belatedly signing a new contract in April 2025 after fraught negotiations.
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Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 10 June 2026
The general election may be fraught if control of the House ends up depending on the results in a few competitive California districts, Parks says.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 9 June 2026
At the center of Pool House is this fraught mother-daughter relationship.
—Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 9 June 2026
Here to walk us through the landscape of this complex and fraught political issue, I'm now joined by USA TODAY Domestic Security Correspondent Josh Meyer.
—Zulekha Nathoo, USA Today, 9 June 2026
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Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 10 June 2026
The general election may be fraught if control of the House ends up depending on the results in a few competitive California districts, Parks says.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 9 June 2026
At the center of Pool House is this fraught mother-daughter relationship.
—Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 9 June 2026
Here to walk us through the landscape of this complex and fraught political issue, I'm now joined by USA TODAY Domestic Security Correspondent Josh Meyer.
—Zulekha Nathoo, USA Today, 9 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fraught
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The supporting drama categories remain the most crowded acting races, but still shows the long-term decline, which is staggering.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
12 June 2026
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Fitzpatrick has pointed to the saloon’s string of viral controversies as a calling card in the crowded race.—
Noah Daly,
Idaho Statesman,
11 June 2026
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These memories of his brief, sad human life are uneasy dreams that Lestat wakes from on his tour bus as the sun sets over the road to Toledo.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
15 June 2026
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On top of the tense, uneasy dynamic created by the duo’s pairing, the series is wrapped in a twisty web of peripheral problems.—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 June 2026
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The free tool generates a pre-filled W-4 (or W-4P for pension income) after asking about you and your spouse, earnings, adjustments, deductions and credits.—
Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,
CNBC,
29 Apr. 2026
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The new system allows citations to be transmitted electronically and enter the court records system pre-filled.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
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All this, Snyder said, led to the predictably tense 2025 charter negotiations, which were done to set NASCAR’s financial fate for the next handful of years.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Dec. 2025
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This tense alignment pushes us toward growth by shedding light on what is no longer sustainable.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
8 Dec. 2025
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James threw down a dunk in the first half that had a packed house roaring in what could be his final game in Philadelphia.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Dec. 2025
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TikTok has popularized certain places, ones that were previously my local haunts and now are too packed to get a seat.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Dec. 2025
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The decision reignites one of the most disturbing trials in recent years – a tale full of drug abuse, domestic violence, false testimony and a missing 5-year-old girl.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
11 June 2026
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Some clips, showing officers performing rapid and intense chest compressions on Lucy, were so disturbing that members of her family left the courtroom in tears.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2026
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The modern stadium spectacle is rife with enormous flags, salutes to service members, and flyovers by supersonic warplanes.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
11 June 2026
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Clayton's office has brought the first two prosecutions of insider trading on prediction markets, including cases against a special forces soldier and Google employee, putting his office at the center of the debate about how to govern the sites that critics say are rife with insider trading.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
11 June 2026
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Upending the character’s world is the arrival of a mysterious new student, Robert Mallory, whose unsettling presence coincides with the activities of a serial killer known as The Trawler.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
10 June 2026
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Her stance on gay and trans rights has evolved in especially unsettling ways.—
Moira Donegan,
New Yorker,
9 June 2026
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“Fraught.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fraught. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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