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as in web
usually meshes plural
something that catches and holds
a routine request that got hung up in the meshes of the state bureaucracy
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as in netting
a fabric made of strands loosely twisted, knotted, or woven together at regular intervals
spread a mesh across the doorway to keep out insects
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as in to trap
to catch or hold as if in a net
dolphins sometimes become meshed in fishnets
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Recent Examples of mesh
Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 9 Jan. 2025
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The new Orbi 870 Series is a tri-band Wi-Fi 7 mesh system that can cover up to 9,000 square feet.
—Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 9 Jan. 2025
New Atlas, 5 Dec. 2024
That’s the exact vibe on his 17-song offering, which meshes Ahnklejohn’s boasts, storytelling, and street knowledge, at times dropped alongside fellow beloved lyricists.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2024
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Noun
And then finding local solutions [like training community volunteers to identify the disease and care for the patients] and non-medical solutions [like simple mesh water filters].
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 9 Jan. 2025
Courtesy of Netgear Netgear Orbi 870 Series Mesh System for $1,300
Netgear (3-Pack)
The new Orbi 870 Series is a tri-band Wi-Fi 7 mesh system that can cover up to 9,000 square feet.
—Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 9 Jan. 2025
Verb
Manual transmissions are very efficient, meshing metal gears together to deliver between 95-98% of input power to the other side.
—New Atlas, 5 Dec. 2024
That’s the exact vibe on his 17-song offering, which meshes Ahnklejohn’s boasts, storytelling, and street knowledge, at times dropped alongside fellow beloved lyricists.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mesh
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Vogue,
Vogue,
25 Jan. 2025
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Business TikTok is offline in the U.S. after Supreme Court upholds ban Trump's executive order was enough for Oracle, and other web infrastructure companies, to restore TikTok's services.—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
25 Jan. 2025
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On the east side, there was no curtain wall yet—just sky, and a waist-high barrier of wire and netting.—
Ian Parker,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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With these cyclical knock-on effects in mind, Washington state producers are now using netting and evaporative cooling to stave off sunburn, according to Kalcsits.—
Sharon Udasin,
The Hill,
6 Jan. 2025
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Vehicles trapped in mud Four vehicles were trapped in mud along Mulholland Drive, around the 4100 block of Alhama Drive in Woodland Hills, Sunday evening.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2025
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By trapping itself within the Paris framework, the U.S. was playing along with Chinese ambitions, positioning itself to squander America’s natural energy advantage, and inflicting terrible harm on its auto sector.—
The Editors,
National Review,
27 Jan. 2025
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The diplomatic tangle was particularly complicated for Italy, which is a historic ally of Washington but maintains good relations with Tehran.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2025
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Letting the roast simmer for hours in a mixture of pickled jalapeño brine and fish sauce yields a fall-apart tangle of meat that’s wildly good on soft rolls or over piles of rice.—
Margaux Laskey,
New York Times,
30 Dec. 2024
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Serving at 5-4 in the fourth, Djokovic closed it out when Alcaraz hit a forehand into the net on match point.—
Adam Zagoria,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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In overtime, O’Connor redirected a shot on Igor Shesterkin, beat Mika Zibanejad behind the net for the rebound, made another move to the net, won another puck from Zibanejad and Artemi Panarin, then passed to Nathan MacKinnon, who set up Devon Toews with the overtime winner.—
Peter Baugh,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Mesh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mesh. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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