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
Pitbull meshed his love of music and sports with a typically high-octane performance at the Capital One Music Stage at Allstate Championship Tailgate.
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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
And the offensive operation looked much smoother, as Payton meshed the Colts to death and befuddled their defense on a second-quarter touchdown in which tight end Adam Trautman split out wide.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2025
Iloski had meshed with several teammates.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
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
And the offensive operation looked much smoother, as Payton meshed the Colts to death and befuddled their defense on a second-quarter touchdown in which tight end Adam Trautman split out wide.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2025
Iloski had meshed with several teammates.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meshed
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During the storm, Mamdani was shovelling out a car trapped near public housing in Bed-Stuy.—
Naaman Zhou,
New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2026
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Some of these birds are trapped and treated multiple times, sometimes in the same year.—
Shaun McKinnon,
AZCentral.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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In a game a year before Dunleavy brushed off getting knocked over by Antetokounmpo in the playoffs, he got tangled up with then-Sacramento Kings big man DeMarcus Cousins.—
Nick Friedell,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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Read on for tips to keep from getting tangled in the knots.—
Amy Lindgren,
Twin Cities,
31 Jan. 2026
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Zamorano was enmeshed in the community of Altadena, both as an educator and as a writer.—
Erica Zora Wrightson,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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The board has been enmeshed in controversy with other countries over the language of its charter.—
Jared Gans,
The Hill,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Meshed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meshed. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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