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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
It’s composed largely of her brilliant, almost painfully intimate essays, originally published in The New Yorker, about the fraught dynamics between mothers and daughters.
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Hannah Jocelyn,
New Yorker,
17 June 2026
In doing so, she’s created a record that is at once both timeless and timely — a capsule of romance in its current, fraught state.
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Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
When Kelli arrives to move into Shamea’s townhouse, the exchange is fraught with what feels like subliminal messages directed at Porsha.
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Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
15 June 2026
The former touts Mohamed Salah, an epochal star with ample motivation after his fraught final campaign with Liverpool.
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Christopher Hamill,
New York Times,
15 June 2026
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Hannah Jocelyn,
New Yorker,
17 June 2026
In doing so, she’s created a record that is at once both timeless and timely — a capsule of romance in its current, fraught state.
—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
When Kelli arrives to move into Shamea’s townhouse, the exchange is fraught with what feels like subliminal messages directed at Porsha.
—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
15 June 2026
The former touts Mohamed Salah, an epochal star with ample motivation after his fraught final campaign with Liverpool.
—
Christopher Hamill,
New York Times,
15 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fraught
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The Heat will be looking for spacers to put around Antetokounmpo, who might already be dealing with crowded driving lanes because Bam Adebayo is his new frontcourt partner.
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The nominees for the 2026 ESPYs are out, with New York Knicks hero Jalen Brunson leading a crowded lineup of sports stars for this year’s installment of the award show.
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As the nation gears up to celebrate its 250th birthday, most Americans feel uneasy about their present, and pessimistic about their future, polls show.
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Sanders takes an uneasy step, into his wonderful, painful childhood.
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The Wall Street Journal featured Reese alongside WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson on its magazine cover, even after Caitlin Clark broke numerous records, filled arenas, and set new marks for WNBA broadcasts.
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The new system allows citations to be transmitted electronically and enter the court records system pre-filled.
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Total Football’s nearly moment It has largely been forgotten now, but the superb Total Football-playing Dutch team from the 1974 World Cup almost didn’t qualify for the competition — only pipping neighbours Belgium on goal difference following a tense 0-0 draw between the sides.
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At a time when the United States has tense relationships with many of its overseas allies, international tourists' appreciation of American culture offers a counterpoint to the animosity between politicians.
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The restaurant's staff is expecting a packed house, with close to 300 people projected to join the community celebration.
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For a team that can’t always claim to have the support of the home crowd, this World Cup has seen packed stadiums and high TV ratings.
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That normalization may be the most disturbing aspect of all.
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Although the project is unlikely to affect Jackson’s popularity much, some of the revelations uncovered during the investigation are disturbing.
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This interregnum could be rife with abuses.
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But those chats are also rife with bullying and inappropriate content, completely unmonitored and unregulated.
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The New York Times reported that multiple women who once dated Platner described the Maine oysterman’s behavior as intimidating and unsettling.
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This move, by a native of the attention economy, signals a growing trend of users actively disengaging, unsettling consumer investors.
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“Fraught.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fraught. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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