meshwork

noun

Definition of meshworknext
as in plexus

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Recent Examples of meshwork That feeling is suffused through every note of the film’s elaborate soundscape, which mesmerically combines a wealth of ambient noise with 20 original songs from DIY artists, all of them played diegetically across a meshwork of Bluetooth speakers and passing cars. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 8 June 2026 The items are a perfect sample of Cohen’s dense meshwork of celebrity interests. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 4 May 2026 How Tires Are Made Starting from the inside out, a tire’s strength is provided by its carcass, a meshwork steel or synthetic fibers. — Wes Siler, Outside, 16 Sep. 2025 Protect Your Eyes The eye's drainage system (the trabecular meshwork) can be damaged by blunt force injury, such as an object hitting the eye. — Maxine Lipner, Verywell Health, 10 Mar. 2025 Some of the telecommunication equipment was shielded by a Faraday cage, a metal meshwork designed to deflect a nuclear electromagnetic pulse that can fry electronics. — Jack Randall, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024 In a healthy eye, excess aqueous humor exits through the trabecular meshwork, which are canals located between your iris (the colored part of the eye) and cornea (the clear outer portion). — Mark Gurarie, Health, 3 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meshwork
  1. plexus
  2. mesh
  3. web
  4. conglomerate
Noun
  • The metamorphosis The internals of a foot tube attached to a sea cucumber include a mix of epidermal tissue, connective tissue, a neural plexus, muscle tissue, and an inner lumen.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 29 May 2026
  • To make the system more lifelike, the team linked the organoid to an artificial cardiac plexus, a network of nerves located near the base of the heart that helps regulate heartbeat activity.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 23 May 2026
Definition of plexus
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  • Leather should never be soaked, while canvas and mesh can handle warm water and mild detergent (mesh may need an extra rinse to remove dirt from the weave).
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The state also requires home hardening measures for the structure itself — from covering vents with mesh to block embers from entering to using fire-resistant building materials — for all new constructions since 2008.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of mesh
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  • Jurin keeps working after the conversation ends—across phone, email, web chat and LINE, the messaging app used by the vast majority of Japan’s population—connecting plain language to the software that acts.
    — Jurin AI Contributor, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • There appears to be no indication the scammer or scammers behind this web of deception are anywhere close to slowing down.
    — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of web
Noun
  • The textile and garment conglomerate is one of the world’s largest denim manufacturers and produces jeans for Levi’s, Gap, H&M and others.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • South Korea surged ahead on the strength of its giant conglomerates like Samsung, which integrates multiple stages of the supply chain.
    — John Liu, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of conglomerate

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“Meshwork.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meshwork. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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