as in traps
to catch or hold as if in a net
dolphins sometimes become meshed in fishnets
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Recent Examples of meshes
Ronak Desai, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Stylistically, Wilson’s top-end speed and willingness to go over the middle to make contested catches meshes with Rodgers.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Minister for Forest, Ecology and Environment Eshwar B Khandre told the English language Indian newspaper Deccan Herald that all parks should have meshes on safari vehicle windows and camera openings.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Find a job that utilizes your skills and experience and meshes with your interests.
—Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 11 Aug. 2025
Over the course of development, these sheets of cells fold into 3D structures, and the electronic meshes fold with them, distributing electrodes throughout the brain and creating what the scientists dub cyborg embryos.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 June 2025
Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2026
This is a business that meshes these two domains beautifully.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 19 Dec. 2025
Snow began in parts of the northern Rockies and the northern Plains early in the day and will continue as the storm meshes with winterlike air.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025
With words infallibly falling short, Pritam mingled realism with a fragmentary style of narration that meshes together social encounters, violent episodes, vivid metaphors, disturbing dreams, memories, intimate self-reflections, and introspection on society.
—JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025
This, too, meshes with the politics of the time, given the lure that Canada had for those fleeing the draft, and the dangers faced by refuseniks who stayed behind.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025
But there is one aspect of Tallas’ coaching style that meshes perfectly with how Maurice operates.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
That actually meshes with questions the musical raises about how far people would go to survive and save their own lives, or the life of another.
—Adam Bell, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
Miu Miu’s Spring/Summer 2023 show made the agenda clear, reviving the no-pants moment while ushering in the return of the office siren aesthetic, which Westbeld meshes perfectly.
—Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
Ensuring Service-To-Service Integrity In modern architectures, applications are composed of microservices that rely on one another through APIs, messaging queues and service meshes.
—Ronak Desai, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Stylistically, Wilson’s top-end speed and willingness to go over the middle to make contested catches meshes with Rodgers.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Minister for Forest, Ecology and Environment Eshwar B Khandre told the English language Indian newspaper Deccan Herald that all parks should have meshes on safari vehicle windows and camera openings.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Find a job that utilizes your skills and experience and meshes with your interests.
—Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 11 Aug. 2025
Over the course of development, these sheets of cells fold into 3D structures, and the electronic meshes fold with them, distributing electrodes throughout the brain and creating what the scientists dub cyborg embryos.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 June 2025
Verb
Inspired by the true story of the first women to study medicine in the UK, the film meshes gothic atmosphere and historical detail.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2026
This is a business that meshes these two domains beautifully.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 19 Dec. 2025
Snow began in parts of the northern Rockies and the northern Plains early in the day and will continue as the storm meshes with winterlike air.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025
With words infallibly falling short, Pritam mingled realism with a fragmentary style of narration that meshes together social encounters, violent episodes, vivid metaphors, disturbing dreams, memories, intimate self-reflections, and introspection on society.
—JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025
This, too, meshes with the politics of the time, given the lure that Canada had for those fleeing the draft, and the dangers faced by refuseniks who stayed behind.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025
But there is one aspect of Tallas’ coaching style that meshes perfectly with how Maurice operates.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
That actually meshes with questions the musical raises about how far people would go to survive and save their own lives, or the life of another.
—Adam Bell, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
Miu Miu’s Spring/Summer 2023 show made the agenda clear, reviving the no-pants moment while ushering in the return of the office siren aesthetic, which Westbeld meshes perfectly.
—Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meshes
Noun
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Now, the Iranian government has made strides towards more broadly implementing technology that allows only people with security clearance to access the international web, Rashidi told CNN.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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The material, which appeared on dark-web forums, reportedly included the agency's proprietary software, authorization credentials and internal project documentation.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The porous volcanic ash, known as picón, traps condensation from morning dew and slowly channels moisture toward the roots.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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To prevent hypothermia, dress in layers of warm clothing, which traps air between layers forming a protective insulation.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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His mind is a tangle of occult connections, a rat king of red thread.—
Hari Kunzru,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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One order of cioppino allegedly feeds two people but could sustain a family of four, packed with exclusively shellfish, including a tangle of Dungeness crab legs, squid tentacles, and petite shrimp.—
Becky Duffett,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Wire pin or slicker brushes work best for dogs with long hair that tangles easily.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Some people even shared old photos of Indigenous peoples wearing the hoods, noting that the originators of the design kept the fur outward to break cold wind and trap snow.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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At one point, a trap even caught the wrong bear.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Meshes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meshes. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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