meshwork

noun

Definition of meshworknext
as in plexus

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Recent Examples of meshwork That feeling is suffused through every note of the film’s elaborate soundscape, which mesmerically combines a wealth of ambient noise with 20 original songs from DIY artists, all of them played diegetically across a meshwork of Bluetooth speakers and passing cars. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 8 June 2026 The items are a perfect sample of Cohen’s dense meshwork of celebrity interests. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 4 May 2026 How Tires Are Made Starting from the inside out, a tire’s strength is provided by its carcass, a meshwork steel or synthetic fibers. — Wes Siler, Outside, 16 Sep. 2025 Protect Your Eyes The eye's drainage system (the trabecular meshwork) can be damaged by blunt force injury, such as an object hitting the eye. — Maxine Lipner, Verywell Health, 10 Mar. 2025 Some of the telecommunication equipment was shielded by a Faraday cage, a metal meshwork designed to deflect a nuclear electromagnetic pulse that can fry electronics. — Jack Randall, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024 In a healthy eye, excess aqueous humor exits through the trabecular meshwork, which are canals located between your iris (the colored part of the eye) and cornea (the clear outer portion). — Mark Gurarie, Health, 3 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meshwork
  1. plexus
  2. mesh
  3. web
  4. conglomerate
Noun
  • The metamorphosis The internals of a foot tube attached to a sea cucumber include a mix of epidermal tissue, connective tissue, a neural plexus, muscle tissue, and an inner lumen.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 29 May 2026
  • To make the system more lifelike, the team linked the organoid to an artificial cardiac plexus, a network of nerves located near the base of the heart that helps regulate heartbeat activity.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 23 May 2026
Definition of plexus
Noun
  • The Grammy Award-winning singer wore a sheer Didu black cross mesh top over a black leather bra top and a pair of Dilara Findikoglu leather short-shorts with lace-up detailing.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Style it with Mfpen’s two-tone midiskirt, Leset’s gray crewneck tee, and Alaïa’s mesh Mary Janes rendered in cool croc-effect leather.
    — Laura Jackson, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of mesh
Noun
  • Decodo, a web data company, tracked price changes in 2025 across products ranging from electronics to clothing and home improvement supplies.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Watch for unexplained web addresses, encoded strings or commands that download and immediately execute remote scripts.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of web
Noun
  • India will be the world's third-largest retail market by 2030, according to Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries.
    — Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
  • At age 90, collector François Pinault, founder of the Kering luxury conglomerate and the investment holding company Artémis, isn’t getting any younger.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of conglomerate

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“Meshwork.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meshwork. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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