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verb

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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Recent Examples of mouse
Noun
However, through protein sequencing, cell culture experiments, and comparisons with mouse and human cells, Duh and Castiglione discovered that horses don’t have a non-functional, stunted protein. Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 27 Mar. 2025 The team also demonstrated that reducing communication between neurons and cancer cells in mice made tumors grow more slowly. Jon Hamilton, NPR, 25 Mar. 2025
Verb
There’s no more wasting time mousing all over the screen just to adjust the size of a brush or to set a different value. Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024 With Signature Slim Combo, IT teams can mass deploy a single keyboard and mouse across an entire global workforce while keeping an eye on all the devices remotely using Logitech Sync to update the firmware. Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for mouse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mouse
Noun
  • There is no way a coward like Musk is in a position to accuse Sen. Kelly of being a traitor.
    DP Opinion, The Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2025
  • This is a cop novel that fully satisfies its genre expectations — chases, gun battles, sinister bad guys, questionable cops, cowards and heroes.
    Claude Peck, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The tree made its first TV appearance on The Howdy Doody Show, and decorations went from cranberries and popcorn to red garland, white plastic globes, icicle lights and wiry white angel trumpeters.
    Kate Hogan, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Clean the gutters regularly and install double layers of ice and water barriers to avoid icicle and ice dam formation.
    Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • How did Passover and Easter sneak up on us so fast?
    Gretta Monahan, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2025
  • But a better travel pillow does all that and sneaks an extra day’s worth of clothing onto the plane without catching a gate agent’s attention.
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • An Iceberg the Size of the Windy City The iceberg, named A-84 by the U.S. National Ice Center, is about 19 miles long and 11 miles wide.
    Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Influential Canadian author and artist Douglas Coupland talked to art critic Eddy Frankel about his latest muse — icebergs— for Independent.
    The Editors of ARTnews, ARTnews.com, 21 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Bex, lurking in the shadows while waiting on backup, couldn’t quite get a shot at Jenna, but someone did — Shane, who had chosen the team over learning about his mom.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 7 Apr. 2025
  • The fear, flashbacks and PTSD are constantly lurking, ready to erupt.
    Laura A. Bischoff, USA Today, 6 Apr. 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
  • Tire tread depth - Checking your tire tread before hitting the road is important, as low or no tread can lead to sliding.
    STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2025
  • In Italy, Tesla’s first-quarter sales slid 7% compared with the same time last year, according to the country’s transport ministry.
    Robert Ilich, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Of the two sisters in the yellow house, Paula is a much gentler girl, a wuss, a baby, the biggest chicken—that’s how her sister thinks of her—and Rhonda is the boss.
    Alex Mar, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2023
  • Teach, who carries a gun, is a wuss about the rain.
    New York Times, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2022

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“Mouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mouse. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.

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