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Recent Examples of mouse
Marta Balaga, Variety, 23 Mar. 2026
The researchers also conducted mouse experiments, where mice inhaled the pesticide as humans would for 11 weeks.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 23 Mar. 2026
Matt Kamen, Wired News, 20 Apr. 2025
What’s more, mice need only 20 days to gestate, making for a quick turnaround from embryo to mouse pup.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 4 Mar. 2025
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Noun
What follows is a relentless cat-and-mouse battle across borders and hidden networks, driven by lies, betrayal and shifting loyalties.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 23 Mar. 2026
The researchers also conducted mouse experiments, where mice inhaled the pesticide as humans would for 11 weeks.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 23 Mar. 2026
Verb
Such original approaches to mouse controls could be Nintendo's secret weapon on the Switch 2, and developers are already coming up with more inventive uses for the tech than simply bringing a cursor to console gaming.
—Matt Kamen, Wired News, 20 Apr. 2025
What’s more, mice need only 20 days to gestate, making for a quick turnaround from embryo to mouse pup.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mouse
Noun
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John Cornyn is a coward who has refused to support abolishing the filibuster to pass this bill.—
Jack Fink,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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John Cornyn is a coward who has refused to support abolishing the filibuster to pass this bill.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The icicles that the Barton Family shared with us are much different.—
Ray Petelin,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2026
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People were seen wearing lighted icicle tiaras or fiery orange costume wigs.—
Karie Angell Luc,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Where dancing on sticky living room floors, sneaking beers from your parents' refrigerator and bumping music on stereos were hallmarks of adolescence.—
Jane Onyanga-Omara,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
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Teenage boys sneaking to look at pornography is almost a rite of passage.—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Littleleaf boxwood surrounds one planting area filled with iceberg roses.—
Caron Golden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Mar. 2026
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Viewers are seeing only the tip of this iceberg.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
17 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Sunderland are lurking and, perhaps for the first time under Howe’s management, Newcastle are in deficit, needing a response (yet again) after a chastening night in Europe.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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There are signs of tradition lurking elsewhere on the record.—
Stephen Thomas Erlewine,
Pitchfork,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Henry is a megalomaniac and a complete wuss.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 2026
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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
Verb
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Radar the cadaver dog detected odor at the sliding glass back door of the former Herbst home.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Tire tread depth - Checking your tire tread before hitting the road is important, as low or no tread can lead to sliding.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The upstart Slovaks, by far the story of this otherwise milquetoast tournament, will face either the United States or the winner of Wednesday’s Switzerland-Finland game in the semifinals on Friday, and are guaranteed to play in a medal game.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Tessa Thompson stars as the restless housewife who needs to secure her milquetoast husband (Tom Bateman) a promotion and has a nasty habit of playing with guns.—
Amy Nicholson,
Twin Cities,
14 Dec. 2025
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“Mouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mouse. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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