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noun

ˈmesh How to pronounce mesh (audio)
Definition of meshnext
1
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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verb

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
Noun
Histoury’s artists then build the reconstruction directly on top of this 3D mesh, in consultation with a team of archaeologists to make sure everything is as historically accurate as possible. — Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2026 In the 1910s, hems rose a few inches higher—in a practical and patriotic response to the Great War—and opaque fine mesh styles in geometric patterns became popular. — April White, JSTOR Daily, 2 Sep. 2026
Verb
D'Amaro also noted the need to have all business units working in tandem and hinted at a consumer experience that could mesh viewership with buying products on the same platform. — Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026 Material type is a major cost factor, with plastic screens being the cheapest and micro-mesh the most expensive. — Nick Perry, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mesh
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mesh
  1. web
  2. netting
  3. trap
  4. tangle
  5. net
Noun
  • OpenAI's security and safety practices have been under intense scrutiny after the company disclosed that two of its models escaped their training environment, accessed the open web and breached Hugging Face's systems last month.
    — Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The all-black look was completed with custom Miss Z pumps from Louboutin, carrying the arachnid theme down to her feet with a mesh spider-web design and 3D spider adornments.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of web
Noun
  • District Executive Director Dave Peterson said there will be some additional costs for the purchase of netting and poles.
    — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Monochromatic features carry through with lighter gray eyestay clips and netting, as well as a predominantly black midsole, TPU wings and lining.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of netting
Verb
  • Go to the highest level of the building if you are trapped by flooding.
    — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
  • During reentry, gases became trapped in the heat shield, leading to cracking.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of trap
Noun
  • The Bell Jar Tracing the tangle of a new job in New York City and the simultaneous onrush of clinical depression, The Bell Jar brings the interior world of central character Esther Greenwood into stunning relief.
    — Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Penske has designed tracks through city blocks, but never through both federal and municipal grounds with a tangle of buildings that include the Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission and the National Archives.
    — Adam Kilgore, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of tangle
Noun
  • Here’s more from Murat on what this means for the Jets and potential Hellebuyck replacements in net.
    — James Mirtle, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Crabs tore through fishing nets, devoured mollusks at an alarming rate and edged out the native green crab, a local soft-shell specialty.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
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“Mesh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mesh. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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