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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
Navigating grief’s social hierarchy online can be fraught, Carter says.
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Alessandra Schade, Time, 5 Aug. 2025
That measure was the focus of a legislative hearing Thursday in Chicago before the Illinois House Executive Committee on CPS’ fraught financial condition.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
Golden Voice Dion Graham gives a bravura performance of the fraught relationships between three generations of fathers and sons.
—Audiofile Magazine
july 31, Literary Hub, 31 July 2025
Billy Joel is looking back at a fraught period in his friendship with fellow pianist and longtime tour partner Elton John.
—Emlyn Travis Published, EW.com, 27 July 2025
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Alessandra Schade, Time, 5 Aug. 2025
That measure was the focus of a legislative hearing Thursday in Chicago before the Illinois House Executive Committee on CPS’ fraught financial condition.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
Golden Voice Dion Graham gives a bravura performance of the fraught relationships between three generations of fathers and sons.
—Audiofile Magazine
july 31, Literary Hub, 31 July 2025
Billy Joel is looking back at a fraught period in his friendship with fellow pianist and longtime tour partner Elton John.
—Emlyn Travis Published, EW.com, 27 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fraught
Adjective
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That history gives the band an edge—and credibility—in a crowded market.—
Javier Hasse,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Unlike other tests that can take several minutes or require privacy to use, this method is fast and low-profile, perfect for crowded clubs, bars, or house parties.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The United States and China have settled into a steady state of pragmatic, if uneasy, détente.—
Phil Mattingly,
CNN Money,
13 Aug. 2025
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Reading Zeller’s book, I was reminded that there is a kind of uneasy fellowship in this condition—a vast, involuntary community of people mapping out their lives between attacks, haunted by uncertainty but sustained in part by accounts like his.—
Jerome Groopman,
New Yorker,
11 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Earlier this year, Trump appeared to side with Moscow, temporarily halting military aid and confronting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a tense Oval Office meeting.—
Hannah Parry
Amanda Castro
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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The truth is, in today’s tense political climate both locally and at the federal level, that progress is fragile.—
Adriana Negron,
Hartford Courant,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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This ignores the fact that few moviegoing experiences — massive spectacle included — are as rewarding as watching something funny in a packed theater filled with people laughing at the same time, but that unfortunately is the way things have gone.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
6 Aug. 2025
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When Buffy actor Charisma Carpenter hosted a recent live taping for her new podcast, the packed event generated a waitlist and spawned adjacent Buffy meetups in New York—not to mention the fans paying $7 per month for premium podcast content.—
Sarah Whitmire,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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To my mind, this is the most disturbing part of the retractions saga: the chaos, uncertainty, disrespect, and bullying, devoid of any underlying moral or philosophical reasoning.—
Elizabeth Kaye Cook
August 6,
Literary Hub,
6 Aug. 2025
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Her dad, Taylor finds her art to be disturbing, but nonetheless harmless.—
DeVonne Goode,
Parents,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Questions of transparency and independence have been rife over the past week after President Trump dismissed the chief of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) following surprise and significant revisions to labor data reporting.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
6 Aug. 2025
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Speculation has been rife for years that Maxwell, former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein, knows his deepest darkest secrets, including those relating to his rich and powerful friends.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 July 2025
Adjective
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Their story was both deeply familiar and powerfully unsettling.—
Sam Wolson,
New Yorker,
7 Aug. 2025
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The novel is unsettling but thrilling, and a classic work that has stood the test of time.—
Robert English,
EW.com,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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The vices of deficiency, such as being anxious, agitated, impatient, inattentive, and rash, are common everyday experiences.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Orange County students are returning to class this month as districts navigate an anxious back-to-school season shaped by immigration raids over the summer and the possibility that attendance drops could cut into school funding.—
Hanna Kang,
Oc Register,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Fraught.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fraught. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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