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
AFAR Media, 11 Mar. 2025
Mental health is better than ever – haven't missed being abused by angry bots or insulted by toxic trolls.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
And political tensions between the countries, fueled by U.S. President Trump continuing to troll Canada as a future 51st state, added the kind of backdrop to this 4 Nations finale that was felt here at TD Garden on Thursday no matter what anybody said.
—Pierre Lebrun, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Discover the trolls of Detroit Lakes Usually, trolls belong in fairy tales.
—AFAR Media, 11 Mar. 2025
Mental health is better than ever – haven't missed being abused by angry bots or insulted by toxic trolls.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
Verb
This is not the first time that Putin has trolled Trump by making business proposals.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
And political tensions between the countries, fueled by U.S. President Trump continuing to troll Canada as a future 51st state, added the kind of backdrop to this 4 Nations finale that was felt here at TD Garden on Thursday no matter what anybody said.
—Pierre Lebrun, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
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Verb
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After running the financial models and tallying the costs associated with the new levies, Liss set off to Asia in March to search for an alternative business plan.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2025
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Police are searching for a man who shoved a 61-year-old straphanger off a Brooklyn subway platform — just minutes before a train was due at the station.—
Elizabeth Keogh,
New York Daily News,
2 Apr. 2025
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Perhaps to offset her severe personality, the ride adds a new character, a house elf named Higgledy.—
Todd Anderson,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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Before 10 Things, the young actor gained attention as Bernard, the sarcastic head elf in The Santa Clause (1994).—
Danny Horn,
EW.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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But if Romano’s fastball remains lost, the Phillies will have to find another right-hander who can fill an end-game role.—
Anthony Stitt,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The Grand emailed supporters last week hoping for help finding two Black female performers to join its show.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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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This is your starting point, and where the brother from the story encountered the water goblin.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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 13 Apr. 2025.
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