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 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
  • Boisterous and welcoming, Georgia regaled us with tales from Gary’s childhood, but a concern for her son’s present state lurked not far beneath the surface.
    Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026
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  • The prosecutor said Serafini snuck into his in-laws’ Homewood residence on the west shore of Lake Tahoe while nobody was home.
    Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 17 Mar. 2026
  • My brother Mike knew a maintenance engineer who snuck me in to Seals & Crofts’ studio.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2026
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  • But their 20th shot counted when Foligno – playing in his first game back after missing 14 of the previous 16 games – slipped a low shot past the goalie after linemate Yakov Trenin had fought off a challenge from a Florida defender to get Foligno the puck.
    Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Google parent Alphabet fell nearly 9% and Microsoft sank almost 7% this week, while Nvidia and Amazon slipped about 3% each.
    Ari Levy, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
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  • Two travelers were injured when tons of rock slid onto a winding road inside Great Smoky Mountains National Park, according to the National Park Service.
    Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 29 Mar. 2026
  • In the months since, Tappin has been busy purchasing bitcoin during the dip, even as bitcoin’s price slid into the 60s.
    Bracey Harris, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2026
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  • Woods was alone in the car and crawled out of the passenger door after the crash.
    Ryan Morik , Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
  • The mood inside the terminal was calm as the snaking line crawled forward.
    Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
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  • The swish of chainmail coming down the runway was audible, as models slinked down the catwalk decked in statement pelts and belts.
    Anika Reed, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
  • From there, two of the thieves slinked up the ladder to smash a window that leads to the Galerie d’Apollon on the museum’s second floor.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Moused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moused. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.

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