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as in crowded
possessing or covered with great numbers or amounts of something specified
every room in my childhood home is fraught with memories
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as in uneasy
marked by or causing agitation or uncomfortable feelings
had a fraught meeting with his estranged wife to discuss a divorce settlement
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Recent Examples of fraught
Ethiopia’s sole $1 billion eurobond is at the center of a fraught debate between a key investor group and the country’s bilateral creditors.
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Paige Bruton, semafor.com, 4 Feb. 2026
In other cases, after long, protracted efforts to force their way from one club to another, the manner of leaving a club is fraught.
—Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
And these platforms are incredibly fraught curators.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
However, Brazil’s national team has become politically fraught.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 30 Jan. 2026
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Paige Bruton, semafor.com, 4 Feb. 2026
In other cases, after long, protracted efforts to force their way from one club to another, the manner of leaving a club is fraught.
—Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
And these platforms are incredibly fraught curators.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
However, Brazil’s national team has become politically fraught.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 30 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for fraught
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fraught
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Vying for a parking spot on a crowded city street after a snowstorm has long felt like going to battle, and now there's a harrowing twist.—
Jessica Mekles,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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But a crowded Democratic field increases the chances that two Republicans and no Democrats make it past the June primary.—
Oren Oppenheim,
ABC News,
5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Stage’s version translates the already uneasy feelings of hearing acid house reduced to happy-go-lucky plastic into something out of an actual acid trip.—
Billie Bugara,
Pitchfork,
7 Feb. 2026
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Bashar is on the left, his body slightly angled away, his face uneasy.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The new system allows citations to be transmitted electronically and enter the court records system pre-filled.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
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This comforter is pre-filled and designed to be two inches wider than standard sizes for an extra-plush feel and complete bed coverage.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The hearing became tense as representatives pressed him on this point.—
Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2026
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Hilton also criticized Bianco for kneeling with protesters during tense demonstrations in 2020 in the wake of George Floyd‘s murder.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
7 Feb. 2026
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While Olympians in Milan walked into a packed stadium with flashing lights and thumping techno music played by a DJ at a turntable that looked like ice, the mountain ceremonies took place through the streets.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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The riffs of a country band trickled from a packed club and into the parking lot, a rock’s throw from Alabama’s hulking college football stadium.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Keira, a junior, said current events have been disturbing.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
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Protesters gathered outside of an Inglewood daycare facility on Friday to express their outrage over a disturbing video that shows a teacher throwing her shoe at a 5-year-old student with autism in January.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Jokes about the rising cost of living and the state of the economy are rife, with many internet users embracing gallows humor.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
18 Jan. 2026
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Speculation has since been rife about which of JPM’s executive team would step in to fill the significant shoes of Dimon.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
16 Jan. 2026
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If the devoted nun resembles the raving patient, does that not justify locking them away, protecting ourselves from their unsettling power?—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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One of the many unsettling images to emerge from the recent ICE surge in Minneapolis was that of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, in his blue bunny hat, standing in the January cold with the hand of a federal officer gripping his Spider-Man backpack.—
A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Fraught.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fraught. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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