moused

past tense of mouse

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for moused
Verb
  • The terrain was steep and mountainous, the forests were thick, and threats from buffalo and leopards lurked in the wilderness.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • Meanwhile, anyone who actually followed through on those long-ago threats to quit the NFL seems to have snuck back into the fold.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Charlie McAvoy came down from his right point spot and sneaked through a shot that goalie Akira Schmid could not handle.
    Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Earlier in the week at the Nobody Wants This season 2 premiere, Bell admitted that her upcoming anniversary slipped her mind.
    Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Having slipped the painting under his clothing, Peruggia escaped the building undetected and wasn’t caught for two years.
    Caitlin Danaher, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The biopharmaceutical stock slid more than 5%.
    Scott Schnipper, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The broken glass happened because Mako couldn't stop himself while running on the hardwood floor and slid into the cabinet.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Moused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moused. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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