as in traps
to catch or hold as if in a net
dolphins sometimes become meshed in fishnets
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Recent Examples of meshes
Ronak Desai, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Stylistically, Wilson’s top-end speed and willingness to go over the middle to make contested catches meshes with Rodgers.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Minister for Forest, Ecology and Environment Eshwar B Khandre told the English language Indian newspaper Deccan Herald that all parks should have meshes on safari vehicle windows and camera openings.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Find a job that utilizes your skills and experience and meshes with your interests.
—Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 11 Aug. 2025
Over the course of development, these sheets of cells fold into 3D structures, and the electronic meshes fold with them, distributing electrodes throughout the brain and creating what the scientists dub cyborg embryos.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 June 2025
Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025
But there is one aspect of Tallas’ coaching style that meshes perfectly with how Maurice operates.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
More to Explore Another influence on Mustapha and his students is modern geometry, a field that meshes well with the Islamic mathematics that help inform traditional calligraphy.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 14 Sep. 2025
That actually meshes with questions the musical raises about how far people would go to survive and save their own lives, or the life of another.
—Adam Bell, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
Miu Miu’s Spring/Summer 2023 show made the agenda clear, reviving the no-pants moment while ushering in the return of the office siren aesthetic, which Westbeld meshes perfectly.
—Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
The roster meshes with Young’s background.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2025
Describing the fighting between Russia and Ukraine as a proxy war meshes with a Russian narrative of why the war started.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 6 Mar. 2025
Wilson’s signature soul-twang vocal is front and center and meshes well with Smith’s smooth, pop voice, bolstered by stomps, handclaps and laid-back but hooky, folk-pop groove.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 18 Feb. 2025
Noun
Ensuring Service-To-Service Integrity In modern architectures, applications are composed of microservices that rely on one another through APIs, messaging queues and service meshes.
—Ronak Desai, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Stylistically, Wilson’s top-end speed and willingness to go over the middle to make contested catches meshes with Rodgers.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Minister for Forest, Ecology and Environment Eshwar B Khandre told the English language Indian newspaper Deccan Herald that all parks should have meshes on safari vehicle windows and camera openings.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Find a job that utilizes your skills and experience and meshes with your interests.
—Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 11 Aug. 2025
Over the course of development, these sheets of cells fold into 3D structures, and the electronic meshes fold with them, distributing electrodes throughout the brain and creating what the scientists dub cyborg embryos.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 June 2025
Verb
This, too, meshes with the politics of the time, given the lure that Canada had for those fleeing the draft, and the dangers faced by refuseniks who stayed behind.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025
But there is one aspect of Tallas’ coaching style that meshes perfectly with how Maurice operates.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
More to Explore Another influence on Mustapha and his students is modern geometry, a field that meshes well with the Islamic mathematics that help inform traditional calligraphy.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 14 Sep. 2025
That actually meshes with questions the musical raises about how far people would go to survive and save their own lives, or the life of another.
—Adam Bell, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
Miu Miu’s Spring/Summer 2023 show made the agenda clear, reviving the no-pants moment while ushering in the return of the office siren aesthetic, which Westbeld meshes perfectly.
—Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
The roster meshes with Young’s background.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2025
Describing the fighting between Russia and Ukraine as a proxy war meshes with a Russian narrative of why the war started.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 6 Mar. 2025
Wilson’s signature soul-twang vocal is front and center and meshes well with Smith’s smooth, pop voice, bolstered by stomps, handclaps and laid-back but hooky, folk-pop groove.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 18 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meshes
Noun
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Amazon and Apple are set to report on Thursday, and Cramer said the most important aspect of the former’s quarter is its web services division.—
Julie Coleman,
CNBC,
27 Oct. 2025
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For each web, arrange 8 pretzel sticks like the spokes of a wheel with ends touching in center.—
Sabrina Weiss,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Dust Regularly Dust furniture one or two times a week with a damp microfiber cloth that traps dust and prevents it from being scattered in the air.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
8 Oct. 2025
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They’re made with the same cotton-blend fleece that traps warmth without overheating.—
Nicol Natale,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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What is normal in the state of dementia, where connections are not being made, where tangle is all, objects take on a curious aspect, and where there is an unpleasant flavor to the hours?—
Joy Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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In a yarn shop, a tangle of tariffs Sara Heckman’s shop Apricot Yarn & Supply sells yarn from around the world.—
Roxana Popescu,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Half of his power lies in his ability to explore outside the mold, pushing through reggaetón into dancehall and Latin trap without losing command of the audience.—
Isabela Raygoza,
Billboard,
22 Oct. 2025
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In fact, every apparent breakdown has turned into a bear trap, sparking powerful reversals in the opposite direction.—
Frank Cappelleri,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Meshes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meshes. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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