MOUSED Synonyms: 21 Similar Words | Merriam-Webster Thesaurus

moused

verb

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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The city of Atlanta has jurisdiction over Hartsfield-Jackson, but the threat of a state takeover of the world’s busiest airport has lurked in the background of Georgia politics for years.

— Tia Mitchell, AJC.com, 5 Aug. 2026
But concerns lurked beneath the surface of an otherwise positive report.

— Jeff Cox, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of lurked

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Federal officials are investigating a security breach over the weekend at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport after a man snuck into a JetBlue aircraft during maintenance, according to the Broward County Aviation Department.

— Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026
Most recently, Hadid seemingly snuck a photo of Cooper in a July Instagram carousel.

— Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of sneaked

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All of the missiles slipped past Ukrainian defenses, killing least 17 people and wounding dozens more.

— Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Just over a year after its acquisition, Hailey Bieber's brand contributed $160 million in quarterly sales of a total $479 million—as sales of elf's namesake brand slipped.

— Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of slipped

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Primus crawled from the same California soup that gave birth to a host of funk-metal acts in the 1980s, following Fishbone, Faith No More, and, most infamously, the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

— Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 2 Aug. 2026
Mysterio went for the Three Amigos, but Danhausen blocked the last attempt and crawled to the corner.

— Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of crawled

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The doubts that surrounded this team have slunk away, one by one, replaced by reasons for optimism.

— Jack Lang, New York Times, 1 July 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.

— CNN.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026

Definition of slunk

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