mouses

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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  • This episode sneaks some plot in toward the end, as the 10-Petal’s most skeptical cowboy, Austin, comes to Rip and finally — finally!
    Noel Murray, Vulture, 26 June 2026
  • One of them invites Bonnie over for a sleepover, and Jessie sneaks into her overnight bag, not realizing that toys are verboten to the new generation.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 June 2026
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  • As iconography that could unify through recognition that diversity lurks in everyone, the art was truly ahead of its time, and has become more necessary than ever.
    Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Jamon has left the past behind, but danger still lurks.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 21 June 2026
Verb
  • The New River, which snakes through West Virginia, Virginia, and North Carolina, may be one of the oldest river systems on earth.
    Josh Laskin, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026
  • Morning mist coated the nearby Rhone River that snakes through the Alpine valley as worshippers flocked in.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026
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  • Lili KobielskiDiscarded slips across the betting floor Sunday.
    Lili Kobielski, NBC news, 29 June 2026
  • Edmund Teske slips between genres with two small, dreamy images that layer a woman’s face over the façades of old buildings, like memories that refuse to fade.
    Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 26 June 2026
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  • Opportunities to earn more come your way as Jupiter slides into Leo today.
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 30 June 2026
  • Veteran Tiffany Hayes slides in and picks up right where the starters left off, bringing the same pressure, the same discipline, the same pride on that end.
    Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 29 June 2026
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“Mouses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mouses. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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