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
Rachel Flynn, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024
But even then, the troll went down fighting, The Verge reported.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2024
Johnni MacKe, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
Ahead of the Philadelphia Eagles' season finale against the New York Giants, Saquon Barkley might be trolling his old team with his new advertisement.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 3 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Knowles proceeded to call out trolls for tuning in for the halftime performance in the first place.
—Rachel Flynn, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024
But even then, the troll went down fighting, The Verge reported.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2024
Verb
Glaser, meanwhile, made history as the first woman to solo emcee the event and slayed her opening monologue trolling Glen Powell, Timothée Chalamet and more.
—Johnni MacKe, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
Ahead of the Philadelphia Eagles' season finale against the New York Giants, Saquon Barkley might be trolling his old team with his new advertisement.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 3 Jan. 2025
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After all, one of the show's guiltiest pleasures is searching each contestant's face during the reveal to suss out their true feelings.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
1 Feb. 2025
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Rescuers searched through the icy waters of the Potomac River, fearing possible survivors could contract hypothermia.—
Davis Winkie,
USA TODAY,
31 Jan. 2025
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Obsessed with the fantasy genre, this uniquely creative queen designs and sews her own outfits, often with a ‘futuristic elf’ aesthetic.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
3 Jan. 2025
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Men in Santa Claus costumes and women dressed as elves are already converging on lower Manhattan to puke into gutters and pee between cars.—
Liam Sherwin-Murray,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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Target is also where customers can find Tisdale's other Being Frenshe bodycare products.—
Hedy Phillips,
People.com,
25 Jan. 2025
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Dropbox helps filmmakers and creative teams find, organize, and secure all the files that are important to any project.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
25 Jan. 2025
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The grandfather is eventually kidnapped by goblins, forcing the siblings to find and rescue him while a witch named Muriel plans to unleash a powerful demon named Bahamut, which could mean the end of the world.—
Katcy Stephan,
Variety,
10 Dec. 2024
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Even some of the little neighborhood goblins stayed home – possibly to watch television.—
Jeff Suess,
The Enquirer,
28 Nov. 2024
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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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That’s in addition to the strange creatures that roam the countryside such as faeries and dragon.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes,
6 Nov. 2024
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“Troll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/troll. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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