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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
Why compassionate dialogue is important Tackling tough conversations with anyone is challenging, and family disagreements are fraught for many reasons beyond our individual beliefs.
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Kacy Fleming, Flow Space, 25 Nov. 2024
And the tension between these schools of thought is fraught.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 27 Nov. 2024
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1997 proved to be particularly fraught, with wind gusts up to 45 m.p.h.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
Some reflected on the fraught nature of the current moment, detailing how the nation’s past—including lynchings in the Jim Crow South and a New Deal culture war—informs its present and future.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024
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Kacy Fleming, Flow Space, 25 Nov. 2024
And the tension between these schools of thought is fraught.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 27 Nov. 2024
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1997 proved to be particularly fraught, with wind gusts up to 45 m.p.h.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
Some reflected on the fraught nature of the current moment, detailing how the nation’s past—including lynchings in the Jim Crow South and a New Deal culture war—informs its present and future.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fraught
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Wearing a mask, especially in crowded indoor areas, can help minimize transmission of not just SARS-CoV-2, but all respiratory viruses.Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
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Founded by coffee enthusiast and marketing expert David Boucher, Escape Cafe stands out in the crowded specialty coffee niche, offering customers the highest quality beans and blends roasted just right every time.Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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There’s no shortage of movies that have looked at Dylan’s music and his uneasy relationship to fame.David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
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Merkel recalled how Putin, knowing that she had once been wounded by a dog and was uneasy around them, had infamously brought his large Labrador to a meeting between them in 2007.Christian Edwards, CNN, 3 Dec. 2024
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Better Workplaces: How to Foster Inclusion and Civility | A Newsweek Horizons Event Promo By Lauren Giella National Reporter 1 In the weeks after the 2024 presidential election, companies across the U.S. are dealing with an uptick in tense political discourse in the workplace.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Translating through an interpreter that everyone can see adds a human touch to the conversation, which is helpful in tense situations, such as when speaking with an anxious client or patient.Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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Luckily that doesn’t require braving packed grocery stores and spending hours in the kitchen.Samantha Nelson, Chicago Tribune, 17 Dec. 2024
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Here, guests can expect more live music and a packed dance floor filled with people still in their ski and snowboard gear.Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2024
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One of the more disturbing results was from the dinner party at the Brooklyn apartment of my ProPublica colleague.Topher Sanders, ProPublica, 9 Dec. 2024
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Duchamp spent the last twenty years of his life working in secret on a three-dimensional tableau vivant of a naked, headless female body in a realistic landscape, a strangely disturbing image that is both a summary of his meta-retinal art and a total departure from it.Calvin Tomkins, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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The Syrian economy was teetering, thanks in large part to U.S.-led sanctions, and corruption was rife.John Feffer, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Opportunities are particularly rife for free graphics and design apps, a category that’s positively saturated with AI content creation tools.Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 9 Dec. 2024
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Concerns With Imported Toys The report highlights a number of unsettling realities surrounding toys purchased by U.S. consumers directly from online retailers located overseas.Mia Taylor, Parents, 27 Nov. 2024
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Simply sharing the final score — Dallas Cowboys 34, Washington Commanders 26 — does not come close to explaining the bizarre ending and unsettling ways the home team lost with contributions from all three phases.Ben Standig, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
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Farmers are anxious about the loss of farmland, and the Manx National Farmers’ Union has opposed plans elsewhere to convert agricultural land to rainforest.Christine Ro, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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This promise has left people in the area anxious about the deep impact new workplace raids could have on the community's psyche and the economy.Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Fraught.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fraught. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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