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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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Newcastle do not operate with a set budget earmarked for transfer fees alone, and their kitty will be affected by outgoing business.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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People of all kinds loved that show, from football jocks to kitty nanas.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
18 May 2026
Noun
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There’s a vampire and wellness cult, a hellish basement and a bloodthirsty talking cat.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
14 June 2026
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One person making a complaint said the dogs killed her cat.—
Natasha Holt,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
Noun
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As for the 78 fluffy felines rescued from the residence, the PSPCA said in a Sunday, June 14, update that as of Monday, June 15, some of the adult cats are available for adoption.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
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The scene moves inside the shadowy building, where Nero and Rocco interrogate a fellow feline about missing tuna.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
11 June 2026
Noun
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The cases are in cattle, goats and a dog in Texas and New Mexico, according to the Department of Agriculture, and the FDA on Thursday approved the use of generic Nitenpyram tablets—an oral treatment usually used to kill fleas—in dogs, puppies, cats and kittens infected with screwworm.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Since the dilute calico is named for its coat pattern and isn't a breed, both short- and long-haired cat breeds can produce these tricolored kittens, including Maine Coon, Persian, and Ragdoll.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
10 June 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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Joining the two this year is a 5-foot pussycat, which comes poised to pounce in a crouching position with adjustable glowing eyes.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There was a time when Lee would’ve been more averse to getting wet than a house cat.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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The flightless birds were easy pickings for invasive predators, including house cats, dogs and weasel-like stoats—the fruity eau de Kākāpō is pungent enough that even humans can track them by scent.—
Elizabeth Anne Brown,
Scientific American,
4 Mar. 2026
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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“Mouser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mouser. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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