as in trapping
to catch or hold as if in a net
dolphins sometimes become meshed in fishnets
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Recent Examples of meshing
City also looks utterly beautiful, with intricate and brightly colored backgrounds meshing with a cartoonish design in service of a visual identity that’s unlike anything else seen this year.
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Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025
Partnering with an array of professionals within the academic space, South Bay leverages a comprehensive approach to education, meshing home, school, and therapy into one resource that cultivates long-term learning and scholarly autonomy.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
Kansas largely has been without its best player, is meshing together virtually a brand-new team overall and has suffered losses to the same vaunted programs the Jayhawks beat to mark that promising start a year ago.
—Kansas City Star, 22 Nov. 2025
Reale helped re-stabilize Gotham’s backline, quickly meshing with more seasoned vets like Emily Sonnett and Jess Cartner, and becoming a central part of the team’s defense.
—Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
The style’s 100-percent organic cotton composition, too, will ensure these babies last you for years on end, meshing well with everything from Fair Isle sweaters to your sexiest date-night halter tops.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
Various returners are back, meshing with new talent determined to play strong team basketball.
—Shane Connuck
october 9, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2025
Johnson’s second season as the starter hasn’t gone as planned, with the Wildcats underachieving amid some early struggles meshing with offensive coordinator Matt Wells.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2025
The protest is the latest installment of Chicago’s viral trends — including the former Chicago rat hole and Jeremy Allen White lookalike contest in 2024 — meshing with the city’s penchant for protest.
—William Tong, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025
Partnering with an array of professionals within the academic space, South Bay leverages a comprehensive approach to education, meshing home, school, and therapy into one resource that cultivates long-term learning and scholarly autonomy.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
Kansas largely has been without its best player, is meshing together virtually a brand-new team overall and has suffered losses to the same vaunted programs the Jayhawks beat to mark that promising start a year ago.
—Kansas City Star, 22 Nov. 2025
Reale helped re-stabilize Gotham’s backline, quickly meshing with more seasoned vets like Emily Sonnett and Jess Cartner, and becoming a central part of the team’s defense.
—Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
The style’s 100-percent organic cotton composition, too, will ensure these babies last you for years on end, meshing well with everything from Fair Isle sweaters to your sexiest date-night halter tops.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
Various returners are back, meshing with new talent determined to play strong team basketball.
—Shane Connuck
october 9, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2025
Johnson’s second season as the starter hasn’t gone as planned, with the Wildcats underachieving amid some early struggles meshing with offensive coordinator Matt Wells.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2025
The protest is the latest installment of Chicago’s viral trends — including the former Chicago rat hole and Jeremy Allen White lookalike contest in 2024 — meshing with the city’s penchant for protest.
—William Tong, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meshing
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If those steps don’t work, Kellum said other options might include trapping and potentially using nonlethal projectiles, such as paint balls, to chase away, haze and deter them.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Jan. 2026
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Skies clear out Tuesday night and, without the blanket of heat-trapping clouds, temperatures will drop even more by Wednesday morning, with lows near freezing.—
Newsroom Meteorologist,
Austin American Statesman,
30 Dec. 2025
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Laces can be washed in the same load, ideally tucked into another laundry bag to prevent tangling.—
Katie Cloyd,
Martha Stewart,
29 Dec. 2025
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The large brush roll resists tangling hair and pet fur, which eliminates the need to stop and pull items off the brush—and also eliminates a clogged pipe.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
23 Dec. 2025
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“Meshing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meshing. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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