Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moused
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Was Blass’s mental block a sign of what lurked on the other side of these quotidian failures?—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025 -
For weeks, the New York Ripper case has lurked on the periphery of the series — a boogeyman that the show kept hinting was someone in Dexter’s life.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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But Browning just threw one up to Ja’Marr Chase for the ice-breaker then hit him on a bomb and then snuck another one in on a simple flag route to Tee Higgins.—
Michael Salfino,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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The Jimmy Kimmel Live host's longtime rival snuck onto the show disguised as Frankie Focus, the new mascot for New York education who was introduced in tandem with the state's school cellphone ban.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Oct. 2025
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For a date night out, Sánchez then slipped into a daring crimson number by Vivienne Westwood, the design featured a low neckline and and ruching that added an extra leggy element to the look.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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Over the last 40-plus decades, Springsteen has slipped all 10 of its songs into setlists, whether on solo tours and with the E Street Band.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
6 Oct. 2025
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Benedet slid into Jones’ spot on the left.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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The patio door slid open, and Miss Sammie entered, carrying an aluminum-foil pan filled with rib bones, Jean’s mama trailing behind her, hands full with pitchers in need of refilling.—
David Wright Faladé,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Moused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moused. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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