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as in web
usually meshes plural
something that catches and holds
a routine request that got hung up in the meshes of the state bureaucracy
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as in netting
a fabric made of strands loosely twisted, knotted, or woven together at regular intervals
spread a mesh across the doorway to keep out insects
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as in to trap
to catch or hold as if in a net
dolphins sometimes become meshed in fishnets
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Recent Examples of mesh
Tessa Cooper, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025
Wash fragile pieces in mesh laundry bags on your machine’s delicate or gentle setting with cold water.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2025
Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
Fast forward to today’s AI race, and Bloom’s products just so happen to mesh with the needs of the data center boom that’s starving for massive power generation growth very quickly.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Immerse the white washcloth in the solution, wring it out, and place it in the mesh laundry bag.
—Tessa Cooper, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025
Wash fragile pieces in mesh laundry bags on your machine’s delicate or gentle setting with cold water.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
The style’s 100-percent organic cotton composition, too, will ensure these babies last you for years on end, meshing well with everything from Fair Isle sweaters to your sexiest date-night halter tops.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
Fast forward to today’s AI race, and Bloom’s products just so happen to mesh with the needs of the data center boom that’s starving for massive power generation growth very quickly.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mesh
Noun
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Hit by the Wall Street crash in 1929 and the ensuing Great Depression, his spectacular 1932 downfall exposed a web of deception, and he was later found dead in what was ruled a suicide.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
3 Nov. 2025
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Up to 95 percent of a brand’s emissions sit outside its direct control, scattered across a messy web of suppliers, mills, logistics partners, and raw-material sources.—
Gus Bartholomew,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Nov. 2025
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In recent years, signs about local wildlife and the Dana Point Headlands have been added, vibrant art has spruced up the restroom building and netting was added to keep birds from gathering and pooping into the water.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
16 Oct. 2025
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The ball was flying toward the netting behind home plate.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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When vacuuming, don’t forget small spaces under the oven, between the counter and fridge, and areas under furniture that are likely to trap dirt.—
Kelsey Mulvey,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2025
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An early freeze had trapped them in an icebound lagoon four miles short of open water.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Her hair is often a massive tangle of black curls, her nails are expertly polished, her huge brown eyes peer out from spidery lashes, and her skin is cocoa-butter smooth.—
Stephanie Mansfield,
Vogue,
2 Nov. 2025
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These tangles grow into 30–40 nm particles.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Nov. 2025
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And, concerning for people who are getting left behind, the US government began pushing safety-net programs in the opposite direction, reducing benefits and increasing hurdles to access support.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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Less than a minute later, fourth-liner Tyler Pitlick took an elbowing penalty 100 feet from his net.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Mesh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mesh. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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