MESHING Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

meshing

verb

present participle of mesh

as in trapping

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

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Recent Examples of meshing Media narrative predicting blue wave in key battleground state not meshing with local Republicans. — FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Kai Isaiah Jamal, model Christopher Kane is a staple of London fashion, and to see his interpretation was both nostalgic and refreshing, meshing together his coding and Mulberry legacy. — Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026 Season 1 was well received, capturing the spirit of Keyes’ book series about the chaotic, dysfunctional, but lovable Dublin family, and meshing comedic moments with serious drama. — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026 The hope is to spend the next few weeks of the offseason camp meshing those skills and personalities. — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026 The team is developing a more competitive package, the big and small details are coming together, and the people are meshing. — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 25 June 2026 Adelman seems more like a passionless technician who can’t or won’t work on meshing the team’s personalities. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 13 May 2026 There’s a difference between characters not meshing and actors not meshing, though. — Theater Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Feb. 2026 Uncertain Spacetime Einstein’s general theory of relativity, with its mind-bending revelations about the subjectivity of space and time, has long had issues meshing with quantum mechanics. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 27 Jan. 2026

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Murres resemble penguins with dense, waterproof feathers that look like a tuxedo and function like a wetsuit — trapping a layer of air against their skin to keep them warm and dry, Boland said.

— Stephanie Zappelli, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
The incident happened on July 9, trapping approximately 100 vehicles inside the garage.

— Adam Thompson, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

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