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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Yet, this transition is fraught with risks: misconfigurations, compliance gaps and the constant specter of data breaches.
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Matthew Sweeney, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
But none topped Booker Prize-winner Hollinghurst, who turned out, in the same 15 minutes as the rest of us, a richly cinematic scene placing the fictional character of Alan Hollinghurst in a tricky social encounter fraught with manners, ego, and ambition.
—Dan Morrison, USA Today, 26 July 2025
The sweeping nine-episode saga, premiering August 1, centers on the unification of the Hawaiian islands at the turn of the 18th century, an era fraught with tribal warfare, political upheaval and the looming threat of Western colonization.
—Janee Bolden, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
What is left is a budget-busting system fraught with waste and crime.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 20 July 2025
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Matthew Sweeney, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
But none topped Booker Prize-winner Hollinghurst, who turned out, in the same 15 minutes as the rest of us, a richly cinematic scene placing the fictional character of Alan Hollinghurst in a tricky social encounter fraught with manners, ego, and ambition.
—Dan Morrison, USA Today, 26 July 2025
The sweeping nine-episode saga, premiering August 1, centers on the unification of the Hawaiian islands at the turn of the 18th century, an era fraught with tribal warfare, political upheaval and the looming threat of Western colonization.
—Janee Bolden, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
What is left is a budget-busting system fraught with waste and crime.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 20 July 2025
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“Fraught with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fraught%20with. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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