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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
Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026
Dahlia cages look a little like square tomato cages, but gardeners have been known to use wooden or bamboo stakes, twine, and grid-like netting or mesh to keep these colorful blooms upright.
—Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 6 June 2026
Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 20 May 2026
The New Social Harbor The result is a waterfront destination that meshes hotel, residences, marina and lifestyle offerings into one cohesive experience.
—Jesse Scott, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
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Noun
Their lightweight material and breathable mesh exterior add to that comfortable feeling, especially as temperatures continue to rise.
—Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026
Dahlia cages look a little like square tomato cages, but gardeners have been known to use wooden or bamboo stakes, twine, and grid-like netting or mesh to keep these colorful blooms upright.
—Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 6 June 2026
Verb
The latter is intended to mesh with the neighboring Rose Medical Center, which once expressed an interest in buying the former VA hospital itself.
—Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 20 May 2026
The New Social Harbor The result is a waterfront destination that meshes hotel, residences, marina and lifestyle offerings into one cohesive experience.
—Jesse Scott, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mesh
Noun
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Its partner-rival OpenAI has had plans to combine its ChatGPT app and its Codex coding tool with its web browser into a single destination.—
Sebastian Herrera,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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Now, satellite images reviewed by Reuters show Beijing is building a sprawling web of launch pads, bunkers and communications nodes near the isolated nuclear silos that hold the Chinese military’s longest-range missiles.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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Plastic netting or metal fencing around individual plants or a small garden area is very proactive at keeping squirrels away.—
Ashlyn Needham,
The Spruce,
28 May 2026
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Tension cables would frame the netting on all four sides, not just at the top and bottom.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 May 2026
Verb
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Part of a trash chute had to be cut open to rescue a woman trapped inside.—
Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
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The small animal was trapped nearly six feet down inside the tube, with no easy way out.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
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Before 2014, bull kelp—a whip-like kelp with bulbous air bladders and trailing blades —stretched across Northern California’s coastline in dense tangles.—
Tatjana Baleta,
Time,
28 May 2026
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Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen rounded out the podium after a tangle of their own, marking the Briton’s highest finish for Ferrari and the Dutchman’s first podium of the season.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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Then, just moments later — 16 seconds to be exact — Mitch Marner was credited with a goal after Carolina defenseman Sean Walker tipped his shot into the back of his own net.—
Matt Reigle,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2026
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Mitch Marner was given credit for a 2-0 goal scored 14 seconds later on a play where Hurricanes defenseman Sean Walker accidentally redirected the puck into his own net.—
Chris Johnston,
New York Times,
7 June 2026
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“Mesh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mesh. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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