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
Lyz Lenz, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2026
Padres troll Bryce Harper’s toothpaste habits.
—Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
But there’s something more than trolling at work, something elemental in the response to Scranton.
—Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
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Noun
What came next was a back-and-forth between the troll group and the Raygun account.
—Lyz Lenz, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2026
Padres troll Bryce Harper’s toothpaste habits.
—Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
Verb
So, the league is washing its hands of what the Chargers or any other teams might do to troll the Patriots.
—Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
But there’s something more than trolling at work, something elemental in the response to Scranton.
—Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for troll
Noun
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The exhibition centers on a film created with generative AI trained on an archive that includes fairy folklore and the Victorian mania for invention.—
Eugenie Brinkema,
ARTnews.com,
14 June 2026
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Her glam team complemented the off-the-shoulder design with ethereal fairy makeup, including rosy pink blush and shimmering eyeshadow.—
Staff Author,
InStyle,
6 June 2026
Verb
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At first glance, this quiet corner of the North Atlantic might seem an unlikely place to search for animal life.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Employees searched the area but could not find him, according to law enforcement.—
Michael Guise,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
Noun
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The bar is decorated with candy canes, stockings, elves, Santas, reindeer, presents and Christmas trees.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 July 2025
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The plush toy monster elves come in many different outfits, colors and themes.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
31 July 2025
Verb
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She was found under the bed, wrapped in a blanket and concealed by life vests.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
16 June 2026
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After her grandmother died, the family found letters Smith had written home during the war.—
Nick Lunemann,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
Noun
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The project, which covers about 1,300 acres in the Boise National Forest near Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area, is primarily meant to remove Douglas fir trees in an attempt to address parasitic dwarf mistletoe and bark beetle damage.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
10 June 2026
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Clues from smaller galaxies To help resolve this mystery, researchers also study much smaller systems, known as dwarf galaxies, which orbit the Milky Way.—
Christopher Karwin,
The Conversation,
8 June 2026
Noun
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One goblin shark was spotted near Jarvis Island (halfway between Hawaii and the Cook Islands) and the other on the slope of the Tonga Trench southeast of Fiji.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
11 June 2026
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Spielberg turned one of science fiction’s grandest ideas — first contact with alien life — into the story of a boy and his weird little space-faring goblin best friend.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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“Troll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/troll. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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