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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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But, according to the poster, this is not the kitty's true nature, and the second part of the video reveals the reason behind his behavior.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Rally your friends, family and fellow cat lovers, and help your favorite kitty snag the top spot.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
Updated October 20,
Sacbee.com,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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One cat has been reported deceased.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Velvet nails, also known as cat-eye nails, use an effect that mimics the soft, light-catching texture of velvet fabric.—
Laura Solla,
Glamour,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Indoor cats live for 15 to 17 years on average, while outdoor felines live only for 2 to 5 years due to dangers such as extreme temperatures, wildlife, and disease.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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After being trapped and secured by animal control, the feline was sent to Northwoods Humane Society in Wyoming, Minn.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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After almost getting run over by two cars in heavy rain, a tiny black kitten was saved by a kind stranger who stopped to help him and ended up taking him home.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Christopher Walken, who once gifted an Abyssinian kitten to a reporter during an Interview magazine profile, has raised cats for decades.—
Steve Garbarino,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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
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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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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
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Diodorus Siculus, a Greek author who wrote in the first century A.D., recounts the tale of a Roman soldier who made the mistake of killing a sacred moggy in Egypt.—
Sean Mowbray,
Discover Magazine,
11 Nov. 2022
Noun
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Many photos are sent in of bobcats, house cats, coyotes, dogs and other animals from trail cameras that are blurred or have no reference to determine true size, and later analysis concludes that the subject of the image is not a mountain lion.—
Bryan Hendricks,
Arkansas Online,
9 Oct. 2025
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The Burmese python is a nonvenomous predator and has exhibited an appetite for birds, small mammals, reptiles, and even house cats and dogs.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Mouser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mouser. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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