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
Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
But also the trolls who run amok without guardrails or moderation.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 23 Apr. 2025
Alex Andrejev, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Outside of his work at the Department of Government Efficiency, Musk has devoted a surprising amount of time to trolling the country.
—Anna Russell, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The Florida Politics news site reported that the Hope Florida board was allowing public comment on the program when trolls began to bombard the stream with racist and lewd content.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
But also the trolls who run amok without guardrails or moderation.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 23 Apr. 2025
Verb
While former players trolling their rivals has become an annual ritual of the NFL Draft, a message (real or fake) from the president is not.
—Alex Andrejev, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Outside of his work at the Department of Government Efficiency, Musk has devoted a surprising amount of time to trolling the country.
—Anna Russell, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2025
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Verb
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The European Space Agency (ESA) is two dozen steps closer to launching Plato, a spacecraft that will search for terrestrial planets outside of our solar system, after the installation of 24 of its 26 cameras.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
8 May 2025
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This reflects a broader shift in digital media where once distinct channels—programmatic for reach, search for intent and retail media for conversion—now overlap in function.—
Dani Nadel,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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Lung, 52, previously told Hong Kong local newspaper Ming Pao that the character was inspired by his childhood, which was filled with Nordic folk tales of elves, trolls and fairies.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
25 Apr. 2025
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Last August, Watch What Happens Live host Andy Cohen asked Blanchett, who played the elf Galadriel in all three films, if Lord of the Rings constituted her biggest payday.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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The equity research firm conducted a sample on 50 products and found Amazon prices had risen 4.2% higher on April 25.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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Jackson asked her to find mention of it in a 227-page transcript of her grand jury testimony.—
Michael Ruiz , Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2025
Noun
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Thousands of visitors showed up dressed as their favorite characters from all parts of pop culture — superheroes and supervillains, wizards, elves, goblins, animals, Ghostbusters, Jedi and Sith, who all are calling Kansas City home base from Friday, March 21, to Sunday, March 23.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
22 Mar. 2025
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Kids consider costumes ranging from spooky goblins to little angels, and parents begin considering how to ration the candy collected after a long night of trick-or-treating.—
Sen. Dan Hall,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2025
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Emperor tamarins are dwarf monkeys with whiskers that resemble a white moustache.—
Robert Higgs,
cleveland,
1 Feb. 2023
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The dwarf variety grows to be about 5 to 7 feet, ideal for a small garden or accent in a room with limited space.—
Bryce Jones,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Jan. 2023
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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 15 May. 2025.
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