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fraying

verb as in shred, come apart

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Example Sentences

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They’re issuing a warning: the system that keeps seafood fresh and affordable is fraying, fast.

From Salon

There’s outrage underneath every offhand remark and heartbreak in watching this fraying community turn on each other.

His long, loping stride ratcheted up in rhythm over the final two laps, squeezing lungs and fraying rivals' form behind him.

From BBC

The fraying relationship was laid bare on Wednesday during a tense White House meeting between the pair.

From BBC

The fraying edges around the blueprint Palmer borrows from here wouldn’t matter half as much if the movie had anything insightful to say about what makes Tiffany’s beef with Lori remarkable.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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