as in searched
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 trolled
Cornyn has defended the bipartisan gun law, has chided Hunt over missing votes in Washington and relentlessly trolled Paxton over his divorce, allegations of infidelity and issues surrounding his impeachment.
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Gromer Jeffers Jr, Dallas Morning News, 23 Feb. 2026
Charania recently reported that Antetokounmpo was in blockbuster trade talks; the Milwaukee Bucks then trolled ESPN’s insider after the trade deadline.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
In the two days after Pretti died, Bovino relentlessly trolled Democrats who condemned the shooting—and defended Border Patrol agents as the real victims.
—Donald Moynihan, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2026
Newsom has trolled Trump for months with social media barbs, delighting some Democratic loyalists who have pushed party leaders and potential 2028 candidates to take a harder line.
—Dave Goldiner, Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2026
In 2022, Stonestreet trolled Ferguson by reposting an edited version of a throwback photo Ferguson had shared earlier that day, to the delight of Modern Family fans.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Jan. 2026
At the same time, trolled relentlessly before his September 2024 arrest.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2025
Lamar fans also trolled Drake over the weekend after the Los Angeles Dodgers won the World Series against the Toronto Blue Jays.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 3 Nov. 2025
Rap star Drake trolled Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani after the Toronto Blue Jays took a 3-2 series lead in the World Series.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Gromer Jeffers Jr, Dallas Morning News, 23 Feb. 2026
Charania recently reported that Antetokounmpo was in blockbuster trade talks; the Milwaukee Bucks then trolled ESPN’s insider after the trade deadline.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
In the two days after Pretti died, Bovino relentlessly trolled Democrats who condemned the shooting—and defended Border Patrol agents as the real victims.
—Donald Moynihan, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2026
Newsom has trolled Trump for months with social media barbs, delighting some Democratic loyalists who have pushed party leaders and potential 2028 candidates to take a harder line.
—Dave Goldiner, Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2026
In 2022, Stonestreet trolled Ferguson by reposting an edited version of a throwback photo Ferguson had shared earlier that day, to the delight of Modern Family fans.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Jan. 2026
At the same time, trolled relentlessly before his September 2024 arrest.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2025
Lamar fans also trolled Drake over the weekend after the Los Angeles Dodgers won the World Series against the Toronto Blue Jays.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 3 Nov. 2025
Rap star Drake trolled Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani after the Toronto Blue Jays took a 3-2 series lead in the World Series.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trolled
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As Pivetta searched for his accuracy in the first inning, neither the former reliever Stammen nor pitching coach Ruben Niebla had success in getting the righty on track.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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State police later searched the area near the steel bridge and found among the piles of wood chips an envelope bearing the victim’s name, pieces of bone and tissue, a human fingernail and crowns to the victim’s teeth, prosecutors said.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
27 Mar. 2026
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Its founding principles—informed by an environmentally-conscious ethos and values which ‘protect the islands, support local communities, and do business in a…fair and future-focused way,’ says Dixon—mirrored those at Nikoi, and still hold strong today.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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And the three who founded it in 1998 ran two unlicensed boarding schools in Missouri that have since been closed amid abuse allegations.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
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Yet this is also the same company that ripped the spine off millions of books, scanned their pages, and fed the text into Claude’s training data.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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In August last year, McGrath scanned Ralph's brain using an MRI machine.—
Will Croxton,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Because Buckley has short hair, a chignon or updo was not an option—but combed neatly back with a side part, clearing the face, feels like a very Grace Kelly detail.—
Ana Serrano,
Glamour,
16 Mar. 2026
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Police also covered the lake in those first few hours, and dogs and drones have combed the area to no avail.—
Sarah Dahlberg,
NBC news,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Trolled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trolled. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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