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verb

as in to sneak
to move about in a sly or secret manner a cat mousing along in the shadows of the garden

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Recent Examples of mouse
Noun
Silent Invaders of Comfort Rodents, such as rats and mice, seek shelter during colder months, often finding their way into basements, attics, and walls. Amplified Content Studio, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025 The purple dragon appears on several festival merchandise items, including mouse ears, crossbody bags, backpacks, pins, T-shirts, gift cards and more. Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2025
Verb
For now, voters mousing over to rival campaign websites won’t see nearly as many policy positions to contrast with those of the former President. Time, 12 June 2023 Researchers sifted through more than 13,000 potential candidate molecules to find one, called 6bK, that bound to mouse IDE in a test tube. Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 21 May 2014 See all Example Sentences for mouse 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mouse
Noun
  • But then Gi-hun could die looking down on him as both a dog and a coward.
    Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
  • The Vikings are cowards who didn't take a viking ship.
    Nick Suss, The Tennessean, 4 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Additionally, the Moore Cove Falls Trail leads to a calm waterfall that often forms sparkling icicles in the cold months.
    Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Americans are obsessed with a white Christmas and all the trimmings – snow, icicles, sleigh rides, frost on window panes, cuddling up by the fire, mittens, the North Pole.
    Elizabeth Weise, The Enquirer, 17 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Sometimes, he's gotten invited to inaugural balls; other times, he's been able to sneak in.
    Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025
  • And with a personal training certification and a degree in kinesiology, a wellness focus often sneaks into many aspects of my personal and professional life.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Across administrations—even ones as different as those of Biden and Trump—foreign policy is something like an iceberg.
    Richard Fontaine, Foreign Affairs, 20 Jan. 2025
  • However, the journey took a year and a half and was reportedly interrupted by an iceberg.
    Deena Zaidi, Quartz, 16 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • As this seduction of sorts happens, Hannah lurks in the background worried her child will end up disappointed, while also growing increasingly worried about Jim’s ever-encroaching mortality.
    Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2025
  • If a former hitmaker hasn’t connected recently, their Brat Summer might be lurking around the corner.
    Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 22 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • At the film’s Cipriani afterparty, the New York Times’ Kyle Buchanan compared the Babygirl effect to what Challengers did for Josh O’Connor, who’d previously played nice guys and nebbishes.
    Nate Jones, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2024
  • Is the algorithm going to make the out-of-shape nebbish standup an endangered species?
    Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 15 Nov. 2023
Verb
  • Schoen also would have the advantage, though, of letting Tennessee slide down only two slots to No. 3 rather than plummeting down the draft board.
    Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2025
  • The film also slid into one of the 10 best picture spots.
    Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Of the two sisters in the yellow house, Paula is a much gentler girl, a wuss, a baby, the biggest chicken—that’s how her sister thinks of her—and Rhonda is the boss.
    Alex Mar, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2023
  • Teach, who carries a gun, is a wuss about the rain.
    New York Times, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2022

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“Mouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mouse. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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