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
  • But within the house, violence lurked like flammable gas.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026
  • 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
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  • The man was not a hotel guest and allegedly sneaked around the hotel’s key card security system.
    Larry Seward, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026
  • Defenseman John Carlson made a weak play off his forehand along the left-wing wall that was devoured by Ivan Barbashev, who snuck the puck past Granlund to Dorofeyev for a goal from the slot.
    Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 15 May 2026
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  • The farmer then slipped into a coma and only came out of it a few weeks later, with doctors calling him a miracle, per the BBC.
    Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
  • However, last season the singer quietly slipped into stadiums and attended every home game largely under the radar.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 15 May 2026
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  • So McCarthy slid into the DMs (direct messages) of Artemis 2 commander and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman.
    Josh Dinner, Space.com, 9 May 2026
  • The two interconnected frame pieces then slid into each other, with handy round rubber stickers on the legs to keep the steel from scratching the floor.
    Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2026
Verb
  • When a Republican says something foolish, network anchors react like a gator just crawled into the studio wearing a MAGA hat.
    Larry Clifton, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 May 2026
  • The next day, steady rains caused the F1 Academy race to be cancelled and the first 20 laps of the Miami Grand Prix to be crawled behind the safety car.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 2 May 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 16 May. 2026.

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