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
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
The roster meshes with Young’s background.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 20 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
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
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
The roster meshes with Young’s background.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 20 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meshes
Noun
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Recently, the comic’s rising profile has led to high-profile roles in film and television, after featuring in Steven Soderbergh’s sci-fi web series Command Z and writing, producing, and starring in the indie comedy film Let’s Start a Cult.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
10 Nov. 2025
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OpenAI has launched or revealed plans for a social-media app, a web browser, shopping inside ChatGPT, a personal device.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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My favorite is the Turtle Fur Totally Tubular—100 percent merino wool that traps heat better than fleece while staying breathable, keeping me warm even in sudden snow or chilly winds.—
Ariana Dickson,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Nov. 2025
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The tragic death of the Sepulveda family patriarch calls his descendants back to Villa Sepulveda, a Spanish colonial manor in a coconut plantation; but a landslide traps the guests inside, transforming the funeral plans into a supernatural reckoning of sins.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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After spraying this before a braid takedown, my hair was visibly softer and easier to mange through tangles.—
Caché McClay,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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Having the best brush for your dog will keep its coat free of tangles and might even prevent a big bill at the groomer’s.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
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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Jacob plots to seduce his employers and gain an advantage from their industry connections, but unwittingly walks into a trap.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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By moving the economy up the value chain, Beijing hopes to escape the middle-income trap and cement its status as a self-reliant tech superpower.—
Shaoyu Yuan,
The Conversation,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Meshes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meshes. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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