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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
Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 28 Oct. 2024
Step 1: Place Items In Protective Bag Because of their delicacy, cashmere items should be placed in a protective mesh bag before any cycle.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2024
Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 25 Oct. 2024
Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price is certainly entitled to her opinions, but her viewpoint does not mesh with her duties as a DA.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024
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Noun
This simple pour-over coffee maker has a stainless steel mesh filter that doesn’t need to be swapped out between brews.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 28 Oct. 2024
Step 1: Place Items In Protective Bag Because of their delicacy, cashmere items should be placed in a protective mesh bag before any cycle.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2024
Verb
On their debut full-length, Latin Mafia — comprised of siblings Mike (producer), Emilio (singer) and Milton (singer) De La Rosa — excavates its roots while experimenting with indie rock, grunge, and ethereal trip-hop, all meshed with thrilling unpredictability.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 25 Oct. 2024
Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price is certainly entitled to her opinions, but her viewpoint does not mesh with her duties as a DA.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024
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Based on the claim that downloading this information from the dark web constituted interfering with an ongoing investigation, a Franklin County judge issued a temporary restraining order preventing Ross from disseminating the information.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Related Video Billie Eilish Invites ‘Vogue’ Backstage During Her ‘Hit Me Hard and Soft’ Tour To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that This helps emphasize the upper area of the face, and optically lifts the features.Beatrice Zocchi, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2024
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Two architecture critics told CNN the netting appears to address functional safety concerns about people jumping.Eric Levenson, CNN, 27 Oct. 2024
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The Vessel on September 18 as the steel netting was being installed.Justin Davidson, Curbed, 21 Oct. 2024
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It is feared that inside some of the vehicles that were washed away or trapped in underground garages there could be bodies waiting to be recovered.Hernán Muñoz and Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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The View cohost and Oscar-winning actress delivered a vital message of information to Americans heading to the polls on Tuesday morning, capping a historic political cycle with a pearl of wisdom for those trapped in long lines at their local voting places.EW.com, EW.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Six weeks later, what began as a missing persons case became a murder mystery, as Karen's body was found hidden beneath a tangle of vines by a caretaker near Bledsoe Cemetery in Dyer County.Gemma Schneider, ABC News, 1 Nov. 2024
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There’s also a big tangle of conflicting feelings and emotional contexts at play here.Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2024
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Other income, net, increased by $10 million, while other net periodic benefit costs decreased by $101 million.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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How much the auction might net remains unclear, but the company itself holds about $6 million in cash and $1.2 million in inventory, according to previous court filings.Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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“Mesh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mesh. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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