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Recent Examples of mouser
Bishop herself appears in the belly of an especially large robot that very vaguely resembles a mouser with arms and feels a lot like a hint at Krang, the evil brain from Dimension X that terrorized the Turtles in the 1987 cartoon series.
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Wes Davis, The Verge, 9 June 2024
Aoshima, after all, hadn’t always been a cat island; once, it had been populated mostly by people, fishermen, who brought the cats over to work as mousers.
—Hanya Yanagihara Kyoko Hamada, New York Times, 10 May 2023
Though cats had been employed as chief mousers for centuries, Larry was the first to be given the official title.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2023
Koudounaris learned of an army tomcat named the Colonel, for example, who was stationed at San Francisco’s Presidio in the 1890s and was said to be the best mouser the army ever had.
—Rachel Nuwer, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Nov. 2020
This cat, the man remarks, may make a good mouser.
—Rebecca Curtis, The New Yorker, 9 Nov. 2020
The 12-year-old tabby is the government’s official chief mouser to the Cabinet Office.
—Washington Post, 24 July 2019
Wes Davis, The Verge, 9 June 2024
Aoshima, after all, hadn’t always been a cat island; once, it had been populated mostly by people, fishermen, who brought the cats over to work as mousers.
—Hanya Yanagihara Kyoko Hamada, New York Times, 10 May 2023
Though cats had been employed as chief mousers for centuries, Larry was the first to be given the official title.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2023
Koudounaris learned of an army tomcat named the Colonel, for example, who was stationed at San Francisco’s Presidio in the 1890s and was said to be the best mouser the army ever had.
—Rachel Nuwer, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Nov. 2020
This cat, the man remarks, may make a good mouser.
—Rebecca Curtis, The New Yorker, 9 Nov. 2020
The 12-year-old tabby is the government’s official chief mouser to the Cabinet Office.
—Washington Post, 24 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mouser
Noun
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Rocky, out of the kindness of his heart, invites the kitty to stay at the Lookout overnight.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
27 Jan. 2026
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The character was previously only seen from behind or in close-ups of his hands petting his sinister white kitty.—
Sezin Devi Koehler,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Yes, there is a cat with two heads, but that is Brazil in 1977, from the décor to the clothing to the cars to the atmosphere.—
Stephania Taladrid,
New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2026
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For a special bonus, look to Island Lake Lodge, the region’s premier cat skiing operation.—
Brent Rose,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Feb. 2026
Noun
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With a thick white-gray coat that blends into their surroundings, these reclusive felines live on high, rocky mountains with some of the harshest conditions on Earth, according to the WWF.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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Continue reading … DARING DASH – Sneaky feline swipes a free snack — and it's caught on video.—
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FOXNews.com,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The organization is preparing for the spring and summer kitten season, which brings nearly 700 kittens through the doors each year, President and CEO of Friends for Animals of Metro Detroit Cory Keller said in the news release.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Save a Stray Rescue currently has six kittens from the home, and North Fork Country Kids Animal Rescue took 11 cats, which volunteers are fostering.—
Jenna DeAngelis,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Democracy is a tiger, not a pussycat.—
Walter Russell Mead,
The Atlantic,
24 Jan. 2026
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Neckties and pussycat bows remain a Bella Freud signature, and Ruspoli also helped Freud secure her first clothing commission—by introducing her to his friend Keith Richards.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The real star of the show is, of course, Battle Cat, the giant green armored tiger whose alias is Cringer, Prince Adam’s wimp of a house cat.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Jan. 2026
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Place the feeder where it cannot be easily accessed by house cats who will prey on the cardinals.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
17 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Soon a second cat show was organized, this time permitting working men and women to enter their moggies for display.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Dec. 2025
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Trucker reunited with cat A US trucker was reunited with his cat after the moggy fled from his vehicle during a pit stop at a truck stop in Nevada.—
Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK,
theweek,
9 Jan. 2024
Cite this Entry
“Mouser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mouser. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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