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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While Boeing works to rebuild trust under new leadership, the path forward is fraught with challenges.
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Dan Irvine, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Finishing compulsory education and figuring out what to do next is so fraught with a mixture of tension, anxiety, optimism, and possibility that this particular time in life has and will continue to provide excellent fodder for movies.
—Brian Boone, Vulture, 10 June 2025
Without swift Congressional action, millions could lose their health coverage, and small business owners could face devastating financial choices — all in an economic climate already fraught with uncertainty.
—Brewster Bevis, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 June 2025
Bayern are always fraught with political issues and Kompany has navigated them smartly, staying away from the public arguments and media rucks that so undermined his predecessor Thomas Tuchel.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 7 June 2025
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Dan Irvine, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Finishing compulsory education and figuring out what to do next is so fraught with a mixture of tension, anxiety, optimism, and possibility that this particular time in life has and will continue to provide excellent fodder for movies.
—Brian Boone, Vulture, 10 June 2025
Without swift Congressional action, millions could lose their health coverage, and small business owners could face devastating financial choices — all in an economic climate already fraught with uncertainty.
—Brewster Bevis, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 June 2025
Bayern are always fraught with political issues and Kompany has navigated them smartly, staying away from the public arguments and media rucks that so undermined his predecessor Thomas Tuchel.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 7 June 2025
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“Fraught with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fraught%20with. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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