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frayed

[freyd] / freɪd /






ADJECTIVE
shopworn
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There are absolutely weeks where I can barely make it through one fluorescent-lit supermarket run without feeling emotionally frayed and financially humbled by the price of olive oil.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

Settles-Bey sways to the rhythm of the bongos on a recent Sunday in the park -- but nerves are still frayed.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

However frayed, the alliance between the two men lasted until the Allied triumph in 1945.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

The King, facing one of the biggest speeches of his reign when he addresses Congress, will be expected to help restore the rather frayed friendship between the US and UK.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

By the time the girls burst into my room, frayed backpacks and old bucket purses busting at the seams, I was all ready to go.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall




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