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
  • Semi-sheer mesh heels were part of the footwear story as well, including a high-vamp cap-toe pump with metallic details and a brooch-like jewel embellishment.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The agent found six clear, plastic tubes, each wrapped in tape with mesh affixed to the openings.
    — David Goodhue October 6, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of mesh
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  • The best way Ray can think of to do so is to tail her shady husband, Dom (Bobby Cannavale) — all the way into a sordid (but still vaguely family-friendly) web of deceit, murder, blackmail and gangland drama.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Even something as simple as installing the progressive web app version of Slack isn’t working properly.
    — Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of web
Noun
  • Kim points to a conglomerate in India, broadcaster joint ventures in Thailand, mining companies in Mongolia and a beverage brand in China, all of which are backing films.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
  • After nearly four decades at Honeywell, Vimal Kapur reached the top — and then took on the task of breaking the 140-year-old industrial conglomerate into three companies.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of conglomerate

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“Meshwork.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meshwork. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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