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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  • 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
  • Benedict is still all in with love, convincingly enough that Sophie sneaks back to her room, glowing and grinning, with the drawing of Our Cottage clutched in her hands.
    Christina Grace Tucker, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
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  • Pollan is understandably chary about the potential romanticism that lurks behind his conclusions.
    Charles Finch, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2026
  • In the American pop-culture feedback loop, at the football-movie intersection between sports and cinema and how the two inform and reflect each other, lurks a line delivery that lasts only a couple of seconds.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2026
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  • In southwest Russia, where the border with eastern Ukraine snakes down to the Sea of Azov, lies the city of Rostov-on-Don, which serves as the headquarters of Russia’s Southern Military District.
    Sophie Spiegelberger, New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2026
  • From the mouth of Lake of the Woods, the Warroad River snakes through the middle of the city limits, a few blocks from the headquarters of Marvin Windows and Doors, the employer as synonymous with the town as the sport of hockey.
    Dave Campbell, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
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  • That is when boards start re-rating risks, lenders start sharpening pencils and capex slips down the priority list.
    Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Hynes’ music slips between R&B, indie rock and orchestral pop, often within the same song — something built on feeling rather than definition.
    Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 9 Mar. 2026
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  • Business owners selling products like rotary phones or needlepoint kits are seeing their revenue rise while the average costumer age slides.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2026
  • The sternum strap slides up and down along a moderate range, and the backpanel length features a standard Velcro adjustment system.
    Corey Buhay, Outside, 3 Mar. 2026
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“Mouses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mouses. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.

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