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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Every round, the players put on googly-eyed glasses that obscure their vision while Sam sneaks over to tap a Spy, who removes their glasses so Sam can point out which object fits the prompt.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026
Manual friction sneaks in as systems fail to scale with growth or suffer from poor implementation.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of sneaks

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But in the brave heart of this fictional protagonist, there lurks a righteous threshing machine, ripe for a Great Rebellion in writer-director Paul Greengrass’ latest feature.

— Michael Phillips, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026
His line of work has taught him that danger lurks everywhere.

— Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 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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Appalachian State also slides up after beating East Carolina, and Ohio leapfrogs Jacksonville State for beating the Gamecocks in four overtimes.

— Chris Vannini, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
When Molly pushes the bell, the housekeeper, Gregoria, slides open a panel about six inches high in the door.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026

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