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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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Recent Examples of mouse
Verb
This Anthropologie Rug Mouse Pad is a charming accessory for any home office, adding a dash of vintage vibes to a desk while also serving its function as a surface for a computer mouse. L. Daniela Alvarez, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2025 Upon arrival at the team facility at the start of the week, his players would often find mouse traps — thousands of them — dangling from the ceiling for all to see. Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 29 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mouse
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  • New ones pop up every week, and old ones often sneak your data back in.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
  • That may open the door to Arseny Gritsyuk sneaking into the top nine after a strong training camp.
    The Athletic NHL, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • We are told that politics is for cowards, literary analysis is for women, education is a system of liberal indoctrination, brave individuals must resist the herd.
    Robert Rubsam, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Punk then made his entrance to confront Lynch, calling Rollins a coward for hiding behind his wife.
    Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Behind her is a snow- and icicle-clad ridge.
    Todd Melby, Twin Cities, 15 Sep. 2025
  • At Disneyland Park, more than 80,000 lights will once again cloak Sleeping Beauty Castle in twinkling icicles.
    Eve Chen, USA Today, 24 July 2025
Verb
  • Meanwhile, your amygdala starts firing warning signals about potential threats lurking in the unknown.
    Anne-Laure Le Cunff, Big Think, 29 Sep. 2025
  • One of the employees at the McDonald's, Mandy Jackson, told the outlet that the gator had been lurking around the restaurant for two days.
    Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Writing is an iceberg sort of art form where only 10% of the work ends up on the page; the other 90% includes excavating each character’s backstory.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
  • This is kind of the tip of the AI iceberg still.
    Evan Clark, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Trentman lost control of his vehicle, laying the bike down and sliding off the roadway to the left before striking a guardrail.
    Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Unlike mat Pilates, which utilizes an exercise mat as its base, Club Pilates teaches reformer Pilates which uses a specialized machine made up of a sliding carriage, springs, pulleys, a headrest and foot bar.
    Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Oct. 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
  • Currently, Wisconsin law limits only delta-9 THC, allowing other intoxicating compounds to slip through the cracks.
    Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Ferrari is currently battling for the second spot in the Constructors' Championship with Red Bull and Mercedes, after slipping to third.
    Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Mouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mouse. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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