as in trapped
to catch or hold as if in a net
dolphins sometimes become meshed in fishnets
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Recent Examples of meshed
Vikings coach Tom Atwell said the players, with a range of ages and experience levels, meshed well this season.
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
These mineral compounds then meshed with the foam to create a lightweight solid that is also incredibly heat resistant.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 Feb. 2026
Pitbull meshed his love of music and sports with a typically high-octane performance at the Capital One Music Stage at Allstate Championship Tailgate.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
From start to finish, the 11-track collection blends music, narration, and cinematic storytelling, with songs meshed with narration and skits.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 16 Jan. 2026
The two groups have meshed well together.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2026
The creation of Feal Hospitality’s Chef Niven Patel and business partner Mohammed Alkassar had a great vibe, stellar service and offered intriguing twists on Italian cuisine meshed with South Florida touches (conch and pasta, anyone)?
—Miami Herald, 22 Dec. 2025
That goal ended a ping-pong opening half-hour, one where stultifying rain meshed with a clunky performance from the hosts.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025
Her taste and sensibility meshed perfectly with Deschanel, who took the creative lead in the decoration of the home.
—Catherine Hong, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
These mineral compounds then meshed with the foam to create a lightweight solid that is also incredibly heat resistant.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 Feb. 2026
Pitbull meshed his love of music and sports with a typically high-octane performance at the Capital One Music Stage at Allstate Championship Tailgate.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
From start to finish, the 11-track collection blends music, narration, and cinematic storytelling, with songs meshed with narration and skits.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 16 Jan. 2026
The two groups have meshed well together.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2026
The creation of Feal Hospitality’s Chef Niven Patel and business partner Mohammed Alkassar had a great vibe, stellar service and offered intriguing twists on Italian cuisine meshed with South Florida touches (conch and pasta, anyone)?
—Miami Herald, 22 Dec. 2025
That goal ended a ping-pong opening half-hour, one where stultifying rain meshed with a clunky performance from the hosts.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025
Her taste and sensibility meshed perfectly with Deschanel, who took the creative lead in the decoration of the home.
—Catherine Hong, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meshed
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The three skiers who were not trapped in the avalanche then began a companion search and were able to rescue three of the victims alive, the report said.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2026
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The script was assembled from real arguments between the couple, reframed as a cinematic metaphor for being trapped in a communicative spiral, as their characters’ attempts to reconnect devolve into murder.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
24 Feb. 2026
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If travel plans or deliveries get tangled, confirm details ASAP, before problems get any bigger.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Feb. 2026
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In another sequence, Jokic, Dort and Oklahoma City’s Aaron Wiggins got tangled up in the backcourt during a live ball as play continued at the opposite end of the court.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
28 Feb. 2026
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As a private attorney, Romano is marshaling his experience to help people enmeshed in labor disputes.—
Scott MacFarlane,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Next to the particularities of place—the Midwest, the South—or enmeshed with it, are the particularities of language, of idiom, and ways of saying.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Meshed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meshed. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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