INTERMESH Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

intermesh

verb

Definition of intermesh

as in to interlock

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Recent Examples of intermesh The group is closely intermeshed with the Taliban and its leader, Sirajuddin Haqqani, was appointed as a deputy in the Taliban back in 2015. — Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner, 15 May 2020 The helo has twin counter-rotating, intermeshing main rotors instead of a tail rotor drive system. — Allison Barrie, Fox News, 9 Aug. 2018 Medieval property speculators saw their business activities and their philanthropic activities as intermeshed. — Ilana E. Strauss, The Atlantic, 8 Aug. 2017

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Verb

His face was made of 10 interlocking prosthetic pieces glued to his skin, which moved with his facial expressions.

— Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 14 Oct. 2026
Burberry check Meanwhile, in the 1920s Burberry introduced its signature check, comprising interlocking black, white, and red lines on a tan ground, as a lining for its coats.

— Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of interlock

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Ayad’s account of recuperation dovetails with a campus scandal.

— Zain Khalid, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
The freight push dovetails with Gulf governments’ longer-running ambition to link the peninsula’s cities by passenger rail, a plan the war has made more urgent.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of dovetail

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Its existing approvals do not remove the need to integrate and certify the system as part of Valo.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
And Hinge is integrating AI into existing platforms, offering users personalized help with profile creation and conversation starters.

— Sneha Dhandapani, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of integrate

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La Bola Negra follows three gay men whose lives interconnect across three different eras.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
And the thread that interconnects them is the term neoliberalism, which was a political economic movement that has roots in the ’30s and in the 1940s.

— John E. McDonough, STAT, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of interconnect

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Aesthetic taste is deeply personal, ambiguous, always evolving and often difficult to articulate.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
But, as is true before someone develops a terminal medical condition, advance planning is most useful while people can still articulate what matters to them and exercise meaningful choices about what comes next.

— Nancy Forster-Holt, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026

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