Thesaurus results for MOUSES

mouses

verb

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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Owen Wilson plays an overprotective dad who sneaks his 13-year-old son (Christian Convery) into the festival.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026
The titular bed trick refers to the literary device, beloved by Shakespeare and by opera buffa, in which a lover sneaks into a bed and, under cover of darkness, is taken for someone else.

— S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of sneaks

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The Spurs superstar lurks down low near the basket, allowing guards to pressure aggressively on the perimeter.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Clements sets the scene with lively pop music and excellent period-specific costuming, though darkness lurks beneath the funky 1970s groove.

— Marya E. Gates, IndieWire, 13 Sep. 2026

Definition of lurks

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The new district snakes up through Kansas City’s urban core, in an attempt to create a district more favorable for Republicans in the 5th District.

— Jack Harvel July 28, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026
The story of McCarthy’s life was written on this winding street that snakes through a small, working-class corner of Pittsburgh where the Monongahela River bends.

— Mike DeFabo, New York Times, 27 July 2026

Definition of snakes

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With one entity in charge, no community slips through the cracks.

— Neil Chatterjee, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
The suit claims the development extends beyond the existing Seaquarium site and into Biscayne Bay, where Resilient Aquarium LLC plans to build more than 300 boat slips that do not currently exist.

— Abby Dodge, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of slips

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Under pressure, Ederson spots that John Stones has drifted into a pocket of space and slides the ball through, taking three players out of the game with a simple pass and encouraging his team-mate to move forward with purpose.

— Thom Harris, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2026
For example, Bosch models usually have a round filter that twists and lifts out, while some GE dishwashers feature a filter that slides straight out from its compartment.

— Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2026

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