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Recent Examples of mice
Stained clothing, furniture, and rugs, anything that smells musty or mildewy, and items stored in spaces with termite, bedbug, or mice infestations should be thrown away rather than donated.
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2026
In our marketing, the Get-Ready Yeti and the gifting mice Lenny, Berry, and Merry have become breakout stars.
—Cara Sylvester, Fortune, 26 Nov. 2025
This year, scientists in China fed mice diets prepared on boards made of different plastic types.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 24 Nov. 2025
Obese mice that were treated with the gene therapy, which Fractyl calls Rejuva, lost about 20% of their body weight within three weeks.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
Shows promise in mice models The brain is metabolically demanding, depending on a complex vascular system to supply energy and remove waste.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2026
In our marketing, the Get-Ready Yeti and the gifting mice Lenny, Berry, and Merry have become breakout stars.
—Cara Sylvester, Fortune, 26 Nov. 2025
This year, scientists in China fed mice diets prepared on boards made of different plastic types.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 24 Nov. 2025
Obese mice that were treated with the gene therapy, which Fractyl calls Rejuva, lost about 20% of their body weight within three weeks.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
Shows promise in mice models The brain is metabolically demanding, depending on a complex vascular system to supply energy and remove waste.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mice
Noun
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And Trump calls ’em almost like cowards.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2026
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Put beaks on the helmets, you cowards.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Check out the three-foot icicles dripping from the eaves and keep an eye out for the big boulder by the fire station on the right.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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One of the easiest ways to make your space feel warm and inviting is with a plush area rug to keep your toes from feeling like icicles.—
Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Mother Nature can create ice jams, which are like icebergs that can potentially slam into bridges, docks, boats and more.—
Megan Shinn,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Among the upgrades American military officials are planning are improvements to Pituffik Space Base's two-mile-long runway, a new boat to keep the port clear of icebergs and a slew of facility upgrades, including repairs to the Dundas dining facility.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
15 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Researchers found that the jellyfish, which host photosynthetic algae, are active during the day, sleep mainly at night, and even take midday naps, much like some humans do after lunch.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Jan. 2026
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Though the entire look evoked a jellyfish, small white butterflies could also be glimpsed on the athlete’s apparel and accessories — a reference to Osaka’s 2021 Australian Open tennis match when the athlete moved a butterfly that landed on her face off the court.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
20 Jan. 2026
Noun
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However, one quick look at what companies like Boston Dynamics has achieved with robots like the rather creepy dog-like ‘Spot,’ who herds sheep in New Zealand, and the possibilities seem endless.—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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From the late nineteenth century to the nineteen-fifties, the island functioned, in effect, as a company state where, as Pitts observes, the sheep got better treatment than the people, with the pastures as well watered as a golf course.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The hippos carve the winding channels of the Delta, breaking through blockages of reeds and water lilies and opening floodgates for the rain that flows down from Angola each year.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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Dozens of kayakers lined up beneath the West Mission Bay Drive Bridge on a clear, chilly Saturday morning, preparing to paddle through the San Diego River Estuary’s shallow reeds in search of trash threatening one of the region’s most important wildlife habitats.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Jan. 2026
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“Mice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mice. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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