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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
Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2025
The mesh paneling will keep my feet cool despite rising temperatures, and the multi-colored laces easily set them apart from other sneakers in my closet.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 4 Apr. 2025
Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2025
Figuring out which players mesh the best together is essential to teams maximizing their potential and the Horned Frogs have unlocked the right combination at the right time.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Another dress, designed by Steve Summers, features mesh fabric, spikes and breaded fringe, and was worn by Parton in promoting her 2023 album Rockstar.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2025
The mesh paneling will keep my feet cool despite rising temperatures, and the multi-colored laces easily set them apart from other sneakers in my closet.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 4 Apr. 2025
Verb
Her inability to mesh with the gatekeepers of the James Bond movies might well have sealed her fate.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2025
Figuring out which players mesh the best together is essential to teams maximizing their potential and the Horned Frogs have unlocked the right combination at the right time.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mesh
Noun
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In 2020, the Justice Department, joined by a group of states, accused Google of illegally stifling competition by paying the makers of web browsers and phones to set Google as their default search engine.—
John Ruwitch,
NPR,
20 Apr. 2025
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Our primary overall benchmark, UL's PCMark 10, puts a system through its paces in productivity apps ranging from web browsing to word processing and spreadsheet work.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
19 Apr. 2025
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Nazar took the Hawks’ first try during the shootout against the Montreal Canadiens and flicked the puck into the upper netting.—
Phil Thompson,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2025
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The Russian slipped the kick through everyone’s legs and into the side netting.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
13 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The animal is unlikely to attack unless trapped or provoked.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
21 Apr. 2025
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The devastating moment isn’t revealed until Bobby heroically seals off the doors to the lab, trapping himself inside to deter further spread of the dangerous virus.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
20 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The possible legal tangle between Minnesota and the Trump administration mirrors a similar situation between the administration and Maine, whose leaders have also refused to follow Trump’s anti-trans sports order.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
23 Apr. 2025
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Bateman and his team had been studying tau tangles, the abnormal clumps of protein that form inside the neurons of people with Alzheimer's.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
2 Apr. 2025
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Amandine Henry won her duel, heading the ball back into the box, and when Schelin’s shot was blocked, Renard was quickest to react, stabbing the ball into the net with her left foot.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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Still, Edmonton played with urgency, taking its first lead of the series less than three minutes in when an unguarded Nugent-Hopkins took a Zach Hyman pass directly in front of the net and pushed the puck under Kings goalie Darcy Kuemper.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Mesh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mesh. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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