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as in to sneak
to move about in a sly or secret manner a cat mousing along in the shadows of the garden

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noun

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Recent Examples of mouse
Verb
The team gave the inhibitor for two weeks to mice that had the LRRK2 mutation (and show symptoms consistent with early Parkinson's disease)—to no effect. Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025 Though some updates aren’t expected to be finished until 2026, any Disney dust is non-existent and most noise is kept quieter than a mouse. Demarco Williams, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Noun
The user mouses over the arm, and moves it over to the location where a pick will occur. Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 29 June 2018 Medical examiners determined that Arakawa's death at 65 was caused by hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a disease usually contracted from exposure to mouse droppings that affects the lungs. Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 7 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mouse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mouse
Verb
  • This snack is a great way to sneak even more protein into your kid’s diet.
    Stephanie Ganz, Parents, 15 July 2025
  • Dianne witnessed Tiffany sneaking the card into her back pocket and confronted her.
    Alex Gurley, People.com, 12 July 2025
Noun
  • Today’s Republican Party is a bunch of weak, spineless cowards who cower in obedient terror at Trump’s feet.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 12 July 2025
  • Now, all of these cowards that were too scared to give us a chance [want to work with us] because there’s no risk involved anymore.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • More information about how to deal with icicles at your home can be found here.
    Cheryl Vari, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
  • Above the family, an array of winter jackets and coats hang alongside a string of white icicle lights.
    Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Verb
  • These brief Charley moments are frankly much more dynamic than any repetitive scene of Dexter lurking around his son.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 11 July 2025
  • The incident comes as paranoia surrounding the possibility of a serial killer lurking within the New England region grips the area following a series of unexplained deaths in recent months.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • The exhibition also will delve into other elements of the tragedy, including sister ships Olympic and Britannic, the rescue ship Carpathia and the deadly iceberg itself.
    Dan Kelly July 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2025
  • In this aerial view melting icebergs crowd the Ilulissat Icefjord on July 16, 2024 near Ilulissat, Greenland.
    Sam Meredith, CNBC, 20 June 2025
Verb
  • When Gleyber Torres departed in free agency, New York slid Jaz Chisholm Jr. to second base and plugged Oswaldo Cabrera in at third base.
    Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
  • Banks will slide into left guard, while Elgton Jenkins — who has 67 career starts at that position — will move to center.
    Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • At the film’s Cipriani afterparty, the New York Times’ Kyle Buchanan compared the Babygirl effect to what Challengers did for Josh O’Connor, who’d previously played nice guys and nebbishes.
    Nate Jones, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2024
  • Is the algorithm going to make the out-of-shape nebbish standup an endangered species?
    Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 15 Nov. 2023
Verb
  • Without nuclear energy to provide the stable, always-on foundation for clean energy, those goals are slipping further from reach.
    Micky Horstman, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
  • Then, Piastri accelerated away and Verstappen spun out trying to match the Australian, slipping from second to 10th place.
    Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 6 July 2025

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“Mouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mouse. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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