as in fairy
an imaginary being usually having a small human form and magical powers
"The Three Billy Goats Gruff," is the story of three goats trying to cross a bridge guarded by a nasty troll living beneath it
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as in to search
to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something
the owner of the bed-and-breakfast often trolls antique stores for furniture and knickknacks
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Recent Examples of troll
Ngwa Numfor, New York Times, 16 June 2025
Great shows are all over From the always-entertaining Mumford & Sons (early next week) to a classical concert with Spanish flair and a forest exhibit of giant trolls, there is a lot to see and do in the Bay Area.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
FOXNews.com, 4 June 2025
The New Day once again appeared on commentary to troll the War Raiders.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
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Noun
But rather than act insulted by the slights from online trolls, Reese, who had her first career triple-double Sunday, has taken it all in stride.
—Ngwa Numfor, New York Times, 16 June 2025
Great shows are all over From the always-entertaining Mumford & Sons (early next week) to a classical concert with Spanish flair and a forest exhibit of giant trolls, there is a lot to see and do in the Bay Area.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
Verb
Continue reading … -- POLITICS 'CAN’T FIX STUPID' – DNC effort to troll Trump with taco truck backfires as conservatives erupt.
—FOXNews.com, 4 June 2025
The New Day once again appeared on commentary to troll the War Raiders.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
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Verb
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But the Israel-Iran conflict − and Trump's decision to bomb three Iranian nuclear sites − has scrambled the high-stakes meeting as world leaders search for an endgame to the 12-day air war that's killed hundreds of people in Iran and dozens in Israel.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
25 June 2025
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At 51, Steve Burns is still searching for clues about the meaning of life.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
25 June 2025
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However, finding young actors who were not afraid of the dark elf proved challenging during filming.—
Andrea Wurzburger,
People.com,
22 June 2025
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Using Sindarin, the language Tolkien crafted for the elves, Woolley built the rest of the name.—
Monica Cull,
Discover Magazine,
17 June 2025
Verb
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There, a tactical response team found a man lying dead with a weapon nearby, whom authorities believe was the shooter.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
1 July 2025
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The Stanford team found the top reason for resisting AI (45%) is lack of trust in system accuracy or reliability.—
Moin Roberts-Islam,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
Noun
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Stripped first of his access to the goblin court, and now of his ability to speak with the dead, Celehar nonetheless still has commitments to the living.—
Natalie Zutter
January 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Jan. 2025
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Lisa’s Joker is part motivational speaker, part chaos goblin.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
5 May 2025
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Tell me a little bit about the technical side of filming a dwarf and an elf together.—
Devan Coggan,
EW.com,
13 Oct. 2022
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Other new characters include Disa, the first female dwarf ever shown in the Lord of the Rings series.—
Ethan Millman,
Rolling Stone,
22 July 2022
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The Unseelie Court is the bastion of malevolent faeries who harm humans for their amusement or to exact revenge.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
27 Nov. 2024
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For instance, people used to hang iron on their doors at night to keep faeries and demons out of their homes (talismans) and a knock on the door in the middle of the night was to be ignored, for surely some evil spirit was lurking outside.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
27 Nov. 2024
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“Troll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/troll. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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