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fray

verb as in shred, come apart

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“It’s an environment of intense overwhelm and nerves frayed to the edges.”

The fire department’s need for such generosity has become a subject of debate, pitting Mayor Karen Bass against billionaire Elon Musk, drawing the fire chief and other civic leaders into the fray.

Tired tempers frayed among youngsters who each day come to collect rice or bread to bring home to their families.

From BBC

County and even Orange County on their smartphones, fraying already fragile nerves.

By the time Markle enters the fray, it’s less a new idea and more a familiar format dressed in California sunlight.

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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