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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Gi-seok had been caught up in the delicate web of power and deceit that holds Seoul’s two major gangs—the Juwoon Group and the Bongsan Group—in place.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
6 June 2025
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Destinee Adams produced this piece for web, and Treye Green edited it.—
Steve Inskeep,
NPR,
6 June 2025
Noun
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Other experimental drugs have targeted the tau tangles, a different protein that builds up inside nerve cells.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
30 May 2025
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Despite the sleek design of modern gadgets and the rise of wireless solutions, both businesses and consumers still live in a frustrating tangle of cables.—
Mark Vena,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
Noun
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During their surveys, researchers set up mist nets of various sizes and waited to see what flew into the traps, the study said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2025
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Mazzotti said iguanas love the color red — biologists often lure them into traps with red flowers, strawberries or even red marbles.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
6 June 2025
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“Meshes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meshes. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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