mouses

present tense third-person singular of mouse
as in sneaks
to move about in a sly or secret manner a cat mousing along in the shadows of the garden

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  • On the negative side, there’s Judomaster, who sneaks into the portal behind Chris (and leaves a trail of Cheeto dust in his wake).
    Scott Meslow, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The 12-day calendar sneaks in $138 worth of beauty gems from cult-favorite brands like Youth To The People, Caudalie, Stila, RMS, and L’Occitane.
    Katie Ann Lehman, StyleCaster, 18 Sep. 2025
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  • Behind a black iron gate, the door is marked with a wreath, and a cat sometimes lurks in the window.
    Lizzie Kane, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The Triangle, one of many signature quirks of Fenway Park, lurks 420 feet from home plate.
    Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The district snakes through southeast Texas from the border near Hidalgo − through Pulido's native Edinburg − and northward up around Corpus Christi, where the Tejano singer Selena has her roots.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The Wild Flint The Flint snakes down Georgia, a safe distance from I-85 and I-75, before joining the Chattahoochee River in Lake Seminole and cutting across the Florida Panhandle as the Apalachicola River.
    David Hanson, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2025
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  • That Jiryis’s wife was killed by Israel slips through as a single sentence.
    Book Marks October 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Norris keeps banking points as Piastri slips.
    Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
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  • Samsonite Better Than Basics Weekender Duffel The Samsonite Better Than Basics Weekender isn’t just roomy—it’s smartly designed with a pass-through sleeve that slides over your rolling suitcase handle, making airport dashes and hotel moves a breeze.
    Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Her voice, still more often than not, slides with ease into the cracks and crevices that kick drums and deep grooves open in neotraditional-style country compositions.
    Marcus K. Dowling, Nashville Tennessean, 27 Sep. 2025
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“Mouses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mouses. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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