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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
Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 26 Jan. 2025
How would that strong of a personality mesh with the staff that’s already in place?
—Audrey Snyder, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Evan Sidery, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
And his creativity and vision would mesh beautifully with Bedard’s.
—Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
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Noun
One side pocket offers mesh zipper pouches and slots for brushes and tools, while the other one is waterproof for wet/dry items.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 26 Jan. 2025
How would that strong of a personality mesh with the staff that’s already in place?
—Audrey Snyder, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Verb
After prioritizing him in trade talks, Phoenix is eager to see how Richards meshes within their lineup.
—Evan Sidery, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
And his creativity and vision would mesh beautifully with Bedard’s.
—Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for mesh
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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The restaurant, which serves supple, charred pies with toppings ranging from pepperoni to confit garlic and hot honey, has become a hub of the scene, with adults sipping cold beers and children of all ages climbing on the adventure netting and playground equipment in the outdoor courtyard.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American-Statesman,
19 Dec. 2024
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The addition of safety netting, though, is a recognition that the structure opened in March 2019 with major flaws and that early warnings about its low barriers and lack of netting were ignored.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN,
27 Oct. 2024
Verb
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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 result is even better cleaning capability with none of the hair and fiber tangles that traditionally plague robovacs.—
Anthony Karcz,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Take the tangle of roots hanging from the ceiling in the middle of the living room.—
Wendy Goodman,
Curbed,
14 Jan. 2025
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Pettersson missed the net during a two-on-one chance in OT.—
Harman Dayal,
The Athletic,
3 Feb. 2025
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Finally, the fourth neural net worked as an associative layer and predicted the output of the previous three at every time step.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
1 Feb. 2025
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“Mesh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mesh. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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