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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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noun

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Verb
In addition to the mouse study, the researchers also confirmed that the protein quickly clung to carbon monoxide in human blood in test tubes. Sara Novak, Scientific American, 11 Sep. 2025 The researchers used a mouse model to simulate an adverse gestational environment, specifically maternal immune activation, which mimicked infection or inflammation during pregnancy, and examined what effect that had on the cells in the vDG. New Atlas, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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 See All Example Sentences for mouse
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Verb
  • Aloe vera sneaks in lightweight hydration, and wheat protein helps strengthen to keep breakage at bay.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Read about a man who has snuck into prestigious events for nearly a decade.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • So this coward had to fire from outside of the church, through the church windows and into the church.
    Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • According to Boxing called Davis a coward for his decision.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • More information about how to deal with icicles at your home can be found here.
    Cheryl Vari, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
  • Above the family, an array of winter jackets and coats hang alongside a string of white icicle lights.
    Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Verb
  • Players must navigate nightmarish mazes where monsters lurk at every turn.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The Triangle, one of many signature quirks of Fenway Park, lurks 420 feet from home plate.
    Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In just a fairly short stretch of the channel, five glaciers descend from the Cordillera Darwin range to the sea, casting off icebergs into the turquoise water.
    Stefanie Waldek, AFAR Media, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Open Jobs For instance, open jobs, when taken with the measurement of total unemployed, will tell you about the size of the iceberg below the surface.
    Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Hydroplaning is the term for when a vehicle begins sliding uncontrollably on wet roads.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Books act as mirrors, windows, and sliding glass doors.
    Linda-Marie Barrett September 10, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 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
  • What could have been a transformative meditation on mourning too often slips into surface-level spectacle, leaving the audience to piece together meaning from a scattershot collage of influences.
    David Hochman, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • The attempt was tipped and brought in by Locke, who slipped loose into the secondary before taking off for a 64-yard touchdown reception.
    Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025

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“Mouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mouse. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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