moused

Definition of mousednext
past tense of mouse
as in lurked
to move about in a sly or secret manner a cat mousing along in the shadows of the garden

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Verb
  • The short answer is that a wide gulf exists between rumor and fact and Swalwell lurked in that gray space, living and thriving in the shadows between provability and denial.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The walls disappeared into a forest of trees, where live monkeys and at least one bear lurked behind the trunks.
    Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The 76ers snuck into the playoffs after having some struggles all season.
    David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
  • My grandfather always snuck an extra few pounds into my fist with the wink of an eye.
    Emma Clarke, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Apr. 2026
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  • Escondido, which is sophomore-heavy, slipped to 4-17 overall, 1-7 in league play and has lost seven in a row.
    John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Arsenal’s biggest spike came in the 59th minute when Kai Havertz, slipped through by Martin Odegaard, fired straight into Gianluigi Donnarumma’s hulking frame from just outside the six-yard box.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
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  • Once outside, Nataliia slid into the back of an ambulance and was rushed to the nearest burn center.
    Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
  • His 1-1 draw at Manchester City and 2-1 defeat away to Fulham four days later meant Chelsea slid from fifth to eighth in the Premier League table, two points outside the five Champions League places with almost half of their campaign still to play.
    Cerys Jones, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
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  • The attendant and one of the passengers worked together at prying open the baggage compartment door while the other passenger crawled around the floor, searching in the thick smoke for a cellphone to try to use as a flashlight, according to the statement transcripts.
    Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Two roaches crawled on a rice bin.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
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  • That’s how, last night, the best golfer most of us have ever seen slinked out of a Florida jail shortly before midnight and headed off into an uncertain future.
    CNN.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
  • That’s how, last night, the best golfer most of us have ever seen slinked out of a Florida jail shortly before midnight and headed off into an uncertain future.
    Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
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“Moused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moused. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.

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