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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Climate risk is trapping value in place.—
Bill Frist,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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In September, while fighting a fire, a garage collapsed, trapping and badly injuring the 27-year-old.—
Ginger Allen,
CBS News,
19 Jan. 2026
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This will help prevent tangling and stretching during the wash cycle.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
11 Jan. 2026
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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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“Meshing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meshing. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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