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
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.
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2025
Iloski had meshed with several teammates.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
The city is exploring closer offshore sand sources, and also recently tested gray sand from British Columbia to see how the grains meshed near the lifeguard headquarters.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
The album meshed a loose, indie-rock approach with the sounds of late ’80s R&B and early ’90s pop, as Variety‘s Thania Garcia wrote in her review of the album.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Cornejo’s stirring vocal delivery meshed perfectly with Rio’s equally emotional production style.
—Griselda Flores, Billboard, 14 Aug. 2025
Their ambitions meshed; both were almost mystically persuasive, and stubborn too.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 7 Aug. 2025
Our two voices meshed really well.
—Christian John Wikane, People.com, 23 Feb. 2025
Badia said Dublin’s fashion scene is a vibrant tableau of history meshed with contemporary boldness.
—Fairchild Studio, WWD, 22 Feb. 2025
Luca Evans, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2025
Iloski had meshed with several teammates.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
The city is exploring closer offshore sand sources, and also recently tested gray sand from British Columbia to see how the grains meshed near the lifeguard headquarters.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
The album meshed a loose, indie-rock approach with the sounds of late ’80s R&B and early ’90s pop, as Variety‘s Thania Garcia wrote in her review of the album.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Cornejo’s stirring vocal delivery meshed perfectly with Rio’s equally emotional production style.
—Griselda Flores, Billboard, 14 Aug. 2025
Their ambitions meshed; both were almost mystically persuasive, and stubborn too.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 7 Aug. 2025
Our two voices meshed really well.
—Christian John Wikane, People.com, 23 Feb. 2025
Badia said Dublin’s fashion scene is a vibrant tableau of history meshed with contemporary boldness.
—Fairchild Studio, WWD, 22 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meshed
Verb
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If you are trapped by moving water, move to the highest possible point and call 911 if possible.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Oct. 2025
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Grain bins and silos can be extremely deadly if people get trapped inside.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Office furniture and bags of tea were strewn along the Swannanoa River and left tangled in trees.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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Opponents of the Houston South Project, who have been tangled up in a legal battle with the United States Forest Service since 2020, say this ruling is a meaningful step in the right direction.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
25 Sep. 2025
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Emily Gunyou Halaas skillfully embodies the producer and party host enmeshed in the obsession with critics’ approval.—
Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
29 Sep. 2025
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The movement to weaken the state’s decades-old vaccination requirements is enmeshed with Kennedy’s orbit.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Meshed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meshed. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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