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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
Adjective
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As Beck spoke on the crowded field afterward, Cristobal swept past and stopped for quick bear hug.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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These tools aim to let someone move through a lobby, down a sidewalk, through a crowded hall, without having to stop and reassess every few feet.—
Eric Sullivan,
Scientific American,
9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Neighbors fear rising violence Residents said the shooting has left them uneasy.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2026
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But by evening, an uneasy calm had settled across the city.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The program, known as IRS Direct File, allowed users to file their taxes with pre-filled tax forms, such as W-2s, free of cost.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
3 Dec. 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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Yet the competitive reality hit hardest during a tense FIBA break.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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Davis became the director of CPW in April 2023 and has overseen the state’s controversial and often-tense wolf reintroduction program.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Acharia attended Raj’s recent New York City show, describing a packed venue where the predominantly young, female audience knew every lyric.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
6 Jan. 2026
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The fire tore through the Le Constellation bar in the Alpine resort town in the early hours Thursday, turning a packed night of celebration into panic and tragedy.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
2 Jan. 2026
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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
Adjective
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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 11 Jan. 2026.
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