fraught with

idiom

: full of (something bad or unwanted)
The situation was fraught with danger.
The paper was poorly researched and fraught with errors.

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The first week in the trial of the Massachusetts’ woman accused of murdering her boyfriend has been fraught with tears but experts say expect bombshells down the road. Michael Loria, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025 Santos was elected to the House of Representatives in 2022, but his tenure was fraught with ethics scandals amid myriad truth-stretching that caught the public eye — as well as that of late-night TV hosts. Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2025 Hader and Zelman’s adaptation will take the form of a TV series rather than a movie and will likely be less fraught with studio interference. Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2025 Leo’s lifelong quest is fraught with challenges and filled with new encounters with an array of creatures. Devonne Goode, Parents, 22 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fraught with

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“Fraught with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fraught%20with. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

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