mouses

Definition of mousesnext
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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  • Ortiz sneaks field recordings and samples into these songs, too—each adding texture to the universe of her songs and evoking the wider world that exists just outside the frame of her narration.
    Marissa Lorusso, Pitchfork, 24 Mar. 2026
  • But some sunlight still sneaks through Earth’s atmosphere, bends around the planet and lands on the moon.
    Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 3 Mar. 2026
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  • Boston lurks close behind at +550.
    ABC News, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
  • The Churchill Suite peers over the Ministry of Defence (where Henry VIII’s wine cellar still lurks) and was the locus of military strategising.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Apr. 2026
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  • Another car snakes down the road.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Londoners won’t queue for just anything, but the coffee and pastries at Jolene are well worth joining the line that often snakes around the corner.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Apr. 2026
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  • The initial wave will be the strongest, NEXT Weather meteorologists say but will gradually get weaker overnight as the front slips to the south.
    Joseph Dames, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Talent slips to through the cracks.
    Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
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  • All week, Venus slides past the Pleiades after sunset, getting nearest on Thursday, April 23, a close conjunction that will have stargazers and astrophotographers out in force.
    Jamie Carter, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Except the moon, which suddenly slides out from behind a cloud.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
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“Mouses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mouses. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.

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