MESHED Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

meshed

verb

past tense of mesh

as in trapped

to catch or hold as if in a net dolphins sometimes become meshed in fishnets

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Recent Examples of meshed Tabrizi said the way the players have meshed as a team since the Miami Central game has been crucial to its improvement. — Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2026 His consistent personality has meshed well with the coaching staff and players in the clubhouse. — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 30 June 2026 The potatoes had just the right creaminess, which meshed well with the braise. — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 8 June 2026 Russia’s counterinsurgency tactics, effective when used with the backing of the full Russian military, also haven’t meshed well with the central Sahel states. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 10 May 2026 The two elements meshed during the filming of the series finale of Fox’s rollicking family comedy in 2006. — Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026 Now White's the headline, singing his own style of music with rock, country and R&B meshed together. — Tony Peterson, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026 According to Drake, those experiences also gave him an insider’s perspective on how the cruise and travel industries operate behind the scenes, and that experience, meshed with his humor, is the foundation for his unique podcast. — Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026 That meshed with decades of observations that the shot prevents a smattering of other diseases. — Veronique Greenwood, Time, 6 Mar. 2026

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Russia and Ukraine are engaged in talks on ending the plight of people trapped in Oleshky, Ukrainian human rights commissioner Dmytro Lubinets said in an interview with Espreso.

— SAMYA KULLAB, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
The friction over editorial decisions, particularly around Israel, has trapped CBS in its own Middle East media war.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of trapped

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Besides the challenge of rebuilding the tunnel, the railroad has been tangled for several years in legal disputes with the city of Fort Bragg and the California Coastal Commission.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
But ordinary matter, which interacts using all four fundamental forces, would get all tangled up.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of tangled

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My sister was enmeshed for seventeen years in a cycle, one in which denial plays a huge role.

— Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
Revenue was only around $8 billion at the time, and the league was enmeshed in controversy, from Spygate to concussion hearings to a pending lockout.

— Will Leitch, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2026

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