as in eroding
to damage or diminish by continued friction
constant rubbing against the rock face has badly frayed our climbing rope
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Recent Examples of fraying
Ugg Duffield Throw Blanket II The blanket is made from a buttery-soft cotton blend and has a velvety finish with a trim border around the edges that improves durability and prevents fraying.
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Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
The nation’s vaccination apparatus was already fraying before the rise of MAHA.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2025
In response to fraying ties with Washington, South Africa has turned to Beijing, with Chinese firms this week announcing hundreds of millions of dollars of investment in industries including mining and manufacturing in Africa’s biggest economy.
—semafor.com, 24 Sep. 2025
However, the bedding itself has held up well without any fraying threads or color fading.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 23 Sep. 2025
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Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
The nation’s vaccination apparatus was already fraying before the rise of MAHA.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2025
In response to fraying ties with Washington, South Africa has turned to Beijing, with Chinese firms this week announcing hundreds of millions of dollars of investment in industries including mining and manufacturing in Africa’s biggest economy.
—semafor.com, 24 Sep. 2025
However, the bedding itself has held up well without any fraying threads or color fading.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fraying
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Higher insurance and financing costs would be reflected as a sanctions premium on Russian crude, widening the discount to Brent and eroding Russia’s net revenue, the analysis said.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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But Congress has increasingly rejected his agenda, underscoring his eroding grip on power.—
NPR,
NPR,
24 Oct. 2025
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Of course, the heaviest anti-Shannon edit came from Sage, who noticed everything from the register of Shannon’s voice changing to her adversary being a giant shark wearing a cute seal mask.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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Earlier in the day, Kardashian was spotted attending the All's Fair premiere in Paris wearing a baby blue vintage Dior by John Galliano gown from the house's Spring/Summer 2000 collection.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Fraying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fraying. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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