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fraying

VERB

shred, come apart

Synonyms

STRONGEST

erode frazzle unravel wear away

STRONG

chafe fret ravel rip rub tatter tear wear

WEAK

become ragged become threadbare wear thin

Antonyms

STRONG

please sew

Example Sentences

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He provoked conflict with fellow cast members and was seen by fans as fraying Montag’s relationship with her best friend.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

The question is how much difference the pronouncements of a priest can make in a world of brute force and fraying rules.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

The shape of our politics is in flux, and any traditional expectations of stability fraying.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

Fears that the Nvidia-OpenAI agreement is fraying reflect broader anxiety about how AI companies will come up with the vast amounts of investment needed to continue innovating.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

I gathered the fraying strands of song and wove them carefully back to what they had been a moment earlier.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss