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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
Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online, 23 June 2025
The shoe features a mesh fit-to-wear cuff around the ankle that devolves into a snakeskin-like base that features black and slime green.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 June 2025
Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 5 June 2025
Seated next to Adelman at the dais Wednesday was team president Josh Kroenke, who is responsible for hiring a general manager who will communicate with Adelman more effectively than Booth and Malone ever meshed.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 28 May 2025
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Noun
The mesh forefoot is flexible and breathable, while TPU overlays around the toe and saddle enhanced the durability and hold, although seeming a bit plasticky (until dirt build-up took the shine off).
—Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online, 23 June 2025
The shoe features a mesh fit-to-wear cuff around the ankle that devolves into a snakeskin-like base that features black and slime green.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 June 2025
Verb
His towering, bald-headed frame shrouded in floor-length coats and a distinctive voice that meshes a bellow with a whine are forever linked with the alt-grunge-goth-rock that thundered through the ‘90s.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 5 June 2025
Seated next to Adelman at the dais Wednesday was team president Josh Kroenke, who is responsible for hiring a general manager who will communicate with Adelman more effectively than Booth and Malone ever meshed.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mesh
Noun
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Our micro-scale community web has resulted in strong relationships, new businesses, cleaner streets, a sense of safety and the ability to rally for greater causes than any of us could do alone.—
Anastasia G Mcateer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 June 2025
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That future web is one in which most people and organizations depend on AI for most tasks.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
18 June 2025
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In the past decade, MLB teams — including the Pirates — have expanded their safety netting in response to a wave of fan injuries caused by foul balls across the country.—
Chrissy Suttles,
Axios,
21 May 2025
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Six of the organization’s officers and emergency response team members arrived and, concerned for the bird’s safety, used a roll of orange plastic netting to guide the emu into a trailer, Thompson said.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
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If not, neighbors, friends, or anyone nearby needs to know that they could be trapped.—
Carolyn Rosenblatt,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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After the World Trade Center’s South Tower came crashing down around his ears on 9/11, trapping him under the rubble for several hours, retired Port Authority Police Department Sgt.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2025
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About a dozen streets on it bore names; the rest was a tangle of lines.—
The New York Times,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 June 2025
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That development was paused amid a tangle of lawsuits in 2023 and 2024, but is moving forward after the cases were resolved in November and March.—
Nick Rosenberger,
Idaho Statesman,
4 June 2025
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With a real-time net worth of $11.5 billion, Sarath is among the wealthiest in Thailand.—
Phisanu Phromchanya,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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The Senate version proposes capping the look-back period for showing compliance with work requirements to three months, which on net may be helpful to people, Orris said.—
Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
25 June 2025
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“Mesh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mesh. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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