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
Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2025
Danny Grant, chef and partner for Maple & Ash, said that the restaurant’s playful side meshes well with the Miami aesthetic.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2025
Describing the fighting between Russia and Ukraine as a proxy war meshes with a Russian narrative of why the war started.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 6 Mar. 2025
Wilson’s signature soul-twang vocal is front and center and meshes well with Smith’s smooth, pop voice, bolstered by stomps, handclaps and laid-back but hooky, folk-pop groove.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 18 Feb. 2025
But Day could bring in a coordinator with a defensive line background who meshes with Larry Johnson to help there after the Buckeyes lost LaAllen Clark, Johnson’s graduate assistant, to Texas.
—Cameron Teague Robinson, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
Her restlessness meshes with her curiosity, her wide-ranging inventiveness with her risk-taking.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2025
While King’s Dove partnership meshes well with her history of advocacy for women, it’s also informed by her personal experience.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 4 Feb. 2025
After prioritizing him in trade talks, Phoenix is eager to see how Richards meshes within their lineup.
—Evan Sidery, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Verb
The roster meshes with Young’s background.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2025
Danny Grant, chef and partner for Maple & Ash, said that the restaurant’s playful side meshes well with the Miami aesthetic.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2025
Describing the fighting between Russia and Ukraine as a proxy war meshes with a Russian narrative of why the war started.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 6 Mar. 2025
Wilson’s signature soul-twang vocal is front and center and meshes well with Smith’s smooth, pop voice, bolstered by stomps, handclaps and laid-back but hooky, folk-pop groove.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 18 Feb. 2025
But Day could bring in a coordinator with a defensive line background who meshes with Larry Johnson to help there after the Buckeyes lost LaAllen Clark, Johnson’s graduate assistant, to Texas.
—Cameron Teague Robinson, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
Her restlessness meshes with her curiosity, her wide-ranging inventiveness with her risk-taking.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2025
While King’s Dove partnership meshes well with her history of advocacy for women, it’s also informed by her personal experience.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 4 Feb. 2025
After prioritizing him in trade talks, Phoenix is eager to see how Richards meshes within their lineup.
—Evan Sidery, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meshes
Noun
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Our micro-scale community web has resulted in strong relationships, new businesses, cleaner streets, a sense of safety and the ability to rally for greater causes than any of us could do alone.—
Anastasia G Mcateer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 June 2025
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That future web is one in which most people and organizations depend on AI for most tasks.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
18 June 2025
Noun
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About a dozen streets on it bore names; the rest was a tangle of lines.—
The New York Times,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 June 2025
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That development was paused amid a tangle of lawsuits in 2023 and 2024, but is moving forward after the cases were resolved in November and March.—
Nick Rosenberger,
Idaho Statesman,
4 June 2025
Noun
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Researchers reviewing camera trap footage from a remote island off Panama found that a group of adolescent capuchin monkeys were routinely kidnapping baby howler monkeys and carrying them around like accessories.—
Popular Science Team,
Popular Science,
18 June 2025
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One of the key challenges for companies is avoiding the trap of performative activism—actions that appear supportive but lack meaningful impact.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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“Meshes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meshes. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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