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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
Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
Google's library of photorealistic 3D meshes, which includes 2,500 cities across 49 countries, is the world's most comprehensive photorealistic 3D map, and Esri's access to the data is a huge boost to its mapping software's detail and accuracy.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Eduardo Tansley, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
Perhaps that will be what Bradley and defensive coordinator Robert Saleh concentrate on this offseason — figuring out blitz packages that mesh with their defensive system.
—Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Materials: Select a strong, weather-friendly fabric with mesh panels for airflow.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
Google's library of photorealistic 3D meshes, which includes 2,500 cities across 49 countries, is the world's most comprehensive photorealistic 3D map, and Esri's access to the data is a huge boost to its mapping software's detail and accuracy.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Verb
Like Pigalle Duperré, those courts mesh global appeal with a unique colorway.
—Eduardo Tansley, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
Perhaps that will be what Bradley and defensive coordinator Robert Saleh concentrate on this offseason — figuring out blitz packages that mesh with their defensive system.
—Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mesh
Noun
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Talk into the night devolves into an intricate web of deception, seduction and revelation, where the lives of all involved may be destroyed or transformed.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
27 Mar. 2025
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Ivey’s coaching staff also casts a web of support to protect her from outside noise and aid her vision for the team’s present and future.—
Sharí Nycole,
Essence,
26 Mar. 2025
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Building owners can protect the sidewalks with facade containment netting, but the netting often doesn’t offer adequate protection, says Stephen Varone, president of Manhattan’s Rand Engineering & Architecture, who has helped buildings comply with inspection codes.—
Mark Dent,
thehustle.co,
14 Mar. 2025
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The viral incident, shared on X by another attendee, started when a puck went up into the netting during the second period of the Penguins' game against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday, Jan. 12.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
15 Jan. 2025
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Law enforcement in Willacy County were still working to save residents trapped in their homes Friday after about 12 to 15 inches of rain pummeled the area over a six-hour period, the county’s Emergency Management Coordinator Frank Torres said.—
Karina Tsui,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
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In a Facebook post, the National Institute for Emergency Medicine in Thailand said around 320 workers were on the site at the time of the collapse and 20 are trapped in the lift shafts.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
28 Mar. 2025
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All the while, the brain hosts an even more complex tangle of chemicals.—
Elana Spivack,
Popular Science,
19 Mar. 2025
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The fighting is fueled by the region’s vast mineral wealth, and driven by a tangle of ethnic and political conflicts, as well as decades of bad governance.—
Patricia Huon,
The Christian Science Monitor,
17 Mar. 2025
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Other income, net was $12.5 million, up from $10.4 million in the prior year, primarily due to research and development tax credits from the State of Delaware.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
10 Mar. 2025
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Clearly those developing malware adapt their code to slip through the net, and that’s what drives this endless game of cat and mouse with Google.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Mesh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mesh. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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