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
The two groups have meshed well together.
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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
Rosalía studied musicology in college, and over the last eight years has often meshed a wide variety of genres and influences in her songs.
—Dan Rys, Billboard, 5 Nov. 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
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
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
Rosalía studied musicology in college, and over the last eight years has often meshed a wide variety of genres and influences in her songs.
—Dan Rys, Billboard, 5 Nov. 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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meshed
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Contacts can cause those corneal abrasions that provide the pathogen with a point of entry; acanthamoeba can also hitch a ride on the surface of a lens or become trapped between a contact and the eye, making burrowing deeper possible.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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Sad numbers are thus trapped in a loop from which there is no escape.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
10 Jan. 2026
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Crowded roots may also be tightly packed and tangled, causing the plant to begin to push out of its pot.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
5 Jan. 2026
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Washington and Pro Bowl cornerback Christian Gonzalez get their feet tangled up and both went to the ground.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Jan. 2026
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Mark Ruffalo, as a grieving husband leading the task force, and Tom Pelphrey, as a grieving brother enmeshed in robbery, are amazing as two men who would and should be friends and allies in a better world.—
Julie Hinds,
Freep.com,
23 Dec. 2025
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Aside from his Disney firing, Paul’s career has been enmeshed in controversy over the years.—
Yasmeen Hamadeh,
PEOPLE,
19 Dec. 2025
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“Meshed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meshed. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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