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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
Comcast tried a micro version of this, spinning off its terminally declining and politically fraught cable assets last year.
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Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
29 June 2026
Recent violence has shaped the threat picture The festivities come at a fraught moment, with recent political violence creating a complex threat environment for authorities.
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Gary Fields,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
The only rejoinder to that is Sinner has had a strangely fraught time of it at the Slams — relatively speaking — since winning Wimbledon a year ago.
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Ava Wallace,
New York Times,
27 June 2026
In portraying the fraught relationship between a young lesbian and her conservative mother, animation becomes both a barrier and a bridge, shielding lived trauma while reaching toward reconciliation and love.
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Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
26 June 2026
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Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
29 June 2026
Recent violence has shaped the threat picture The festivities come at a fraught moment, with recent political violence creating a complex threat environment for authorities.
—
Gary Fields,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
The only rejoinder to that is Sinner has had a strangely fraught time of it at the Slams — relatively speaking — since winning Wimbledon a year ago.
—
Ava Wallace,
New York Times,
27 June 2026
In portraying the fraught relationship between a young lesbian and her conservative mother, animation becomes both a barrier and a bridge, shielding lived trauma while reaching toward reconciliation and love.
—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
26 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fraught
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While alcohol, crowded waterways and heavy holiday traffic all contribute to an increase in emergency calls, fireworks generate the largest share of responses, according to authorities.
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Your personal life could feel crowded, unpredictable and emotionally overwhelming, Scorpio.
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The company and the government have since seemed to settle into an uneasy truce.
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But some retirees remain uneasy about security concerns, healthcare quality, and property ownership structures.
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The Wall Street Journal featured Reese alongside WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson on its magazine cover, even after Caitlin Clark broke numerous records, filled arenas, and set new marks for WNBA broadcasts.
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The new system allows citations to be transmitted electronically and enter the court records system pre-filled.
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In May, during a tense commission meeting, a majority of commissioners declined to give her a raise after her first year on the job.
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Both of these factors lead to tense – but also quite funny –moments.
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During the huge Round of 32 knockout showdown, packed crowds inside the legendary Estadio Azteca generated enough ground movement to trigger local seismic monitoring equipment.
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The road was so packed that his feet disappeared along the pavement, obstructed from view by those leading and those lagging behind.
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There were many disturbing parts of Kerstin’s story left unpursued.
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The film is a modern take on the creature horror film told from the perspective of a young boy who slowly begins to discover that his beloved parents are hiding a disturbing secret about his mother’s true nature.
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Trump has repeatedly called for this prohibition, falsely claiming that mail-in voting is rife with fraud.
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Isakov spoke of the pain his parents had endured, his nine siblings having died young in the 1930s and 1940s, when poverty and disease were rife across the region.
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The New York Times reported that multiple women who once dated Platner described the Maine oysterman’s behavior as intimidating and unsettling.
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This move, by a native of the attention economy, signals a growing trend of users actively disengaging, unsettling consumer investors.
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“Fraught.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fraught. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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