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as in eroding
to damage or diminish by continued friction
years of use have frazzled the cord for the window blinds to the breaking point
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as in exhausting
to use up all the physical energy of
trying to hold down two full-time jobs had completely frazzled him
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as in distracting
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy
an endless series of dietary warnings that had served only to frazzle the general public
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Recent Examples of frazzling
Instead of allowing for greater focus, the latest AI tools are overwhelming workers, frazzling minds and shredding attention spans.
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Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 18 June 2026
Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frazzling
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Starmer led the Labour party to a landslide victory in July 2024 and ever since, his popularity has been eroding thanks to a persistently high cost of living, an anemic economy and a scandal over his willingness to accept gifts from wealthy donors.—
James Cirrone,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
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The internet's foundational assumption of human participation is eroding as AI agents become indistinguishable from people.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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Naval forces are increasingly looking for ways to defeat large numbers of drones without exhausting expensive missile inventories.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
20 June 2026
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The Spurs seemed emotionally spent after exhausting all of their energy in unseating the defending champions.—
Mark Medina,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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In addition, intense, exciting soccer matches can be distracting and lead to overlooking subtle signs of dehydration.—
Lisa Fitzpatrick,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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Finally, toolbars are becoming more consistent, and the distracting icons in drop-down menus are quietly disappearing.—
Edward Mendelson,
PC Magazine,
10 June 2026
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And that net of community health workers who serve as links between families and this lifesaving treatment is fraying.—
Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
13 June 2026
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New York was broke, fraying at the edges and dangerous in ways that became part of its mythology.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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In the Los Angeles Times, Seema Mehta and Nicole Nixon report that Steyer’s ability to appear everywhere ended up tiring out voters.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
10 June 2026
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Meanwhile, Shenzhen startup EngineAI can be forgiven for tiring out its PM01 humanoid.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 June 2026
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The ability to create disturbing horror in comics is not easy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 June 2026
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He was charged with stalking, disturbing the peace and obstruction for failure to identify himself to law enforcement.—
Steven Yablonski,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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As an adult, Aemond is vicious, tactical and easily identifiable by wearing an eye patch over a blue glass ball where his eye used to be.—
Skyler Trepel,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
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The offender is described as an African-American man between 40-45 years of age, weighing 180-200 pounds, and was last seen wearing a gray/black baseball cap, a light blue shirt, gray pants, and black gym shoes.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
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Tom then explains the actual Trolley Problem, the philosophical debate about having to choose whether to pull a lever that will prevent a runaway trolley from killing multiple people, but will still result in the death of a single person.—
Jen Chaney,
Vulture,
17 June 2026
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But the Israeli military has yet to fully stop hostilities, killing at least four people in separate strikes Tuesday on Lebanon, according to Lebanese state media.—
Kevin Liptak,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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“Frazzling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frazzling. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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