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
My trusty spreadsheet looked back to 1990 to see how annual swings in the 30-year mortgage rate, as tracked by Freddie Mac, meshed with home-price indexes from the Federal Housing Finance Agency and job counts from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 13 May 2026
Russia’s counterinsurgency tactics, effective when used with the backing of the full Russian military, also haven’t meshed well with the central Sahel states.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 10 May 2026
The two elements meshed during the filming of the series finale of Fox’s rollicking family comedy in 2006.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Now White's the headline, singing his own style of music with rock, country and R&B meshed together.
—Tony Peterson, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
According to Drake, those experiences also gave him an insider’s perspective on how the cruise and travel industries operate behind the scenes, and that experience, meshed with his humor, is the foundation for his unique podcast.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026
That meshed with decades of observations that the shot prevents a smattering of other diseases.
—Veronique Greenwood, Time, 6 Mar. 2026
But the Bobcats meshed at the right time, winning eight of their last nine regular-season games.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
Vikings coach Tom Atwell said the players, with a range of ages and experience levels, meshed well this season.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 13 May 2026
Russia’s counterinsurgency tactics, effective when used with the backing of the full Russian military, also haven’t meshed well with the central Sahel states.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 10 May 2026
The two elements meshed during the filming of the series finale of Fox’s rollicking family comedy in 2006.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Now White's the headline, singing his own style of music with rock, country and R&B meshed together.
—Tony Peterson, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
According to Drake, those experiences also gave him an insider’s perspective on how the cruise and travel industries operate behind the scenes, and that experience, meshed with his humor, is the foundation for his unique podcast.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026
That meshed with decades of observations that the shot prevents a smattering of other diseases.
—Veronique Greenwood, Time, 6 Mar. 2026
But the Bobcats meshed at the right time, winning eight of their last nine regular-season games.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
Vikings coach Tom Atwell said the players, with a range of ages and experience levels, meshed well this season.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meshed
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Once trapped, the ions are reduced to a ground state through lasers, similar to what freezing them at absolute zero achieves.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Mercury News,
19 May 2026
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At least one person was trapped because of the crash, according to Chester County dispatch.—
Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
Verb
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Unlike the open-country eagles many people picture soaring over cliffs or plains, harpies inhabit dense rainforests where visibility is limited, branches are tangled and maneuverability matters more than endurance.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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Videos posted online showed the two planes getting tangled together in midair before four parachutes opened in the sky as the planes plummeted to the ground.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
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Several publicists enmeshed in the Lively-Baldoni drama (Stephanie Jones, Jennifer Abel, and Melissa Nathan) remain engaged in their own legal battle in a separate litigation.—
Victoria Bekiempis,
Vulture,
14 May 2026
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At the time of his death, the 53-year-old president was enmeshed in a constitutional crisis over his tenure, and his ruling by decree following his dismissal of the Parliament.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2026
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“Meshed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meshed. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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