TROLLED Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

trolled

verb

past tense of troll

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 Ukrainian defense company Fire Point trolled Yandex on X in response to a statement from the tech giant’s head of fintech division, Dima Pirogov. — Zahra Ullah, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026 And just two months ago, San Francisco Giants executive Buster Posey trolled radio station KNBR on-air after a behind-the-scenes employee was caught on a hot mic talking trash about him. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026 Boys trolled the streets bearing sticks, sometimes embedded with nails, both to lift hats from an unsuspecting wearer’s head and to physically intimidate those who resisted. — Michele Metych Britannica Editors Sep. 4, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026 After his victory, Moskowitz trolled the online influencer Hasan Piker, who was a high-profile booster of Larkin’s campaign. — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026 That’s the message from NOAA Fisheries after many tuna fishermen reportedly trolled their gear too close to massive humpback whales. — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 10 Aug. 2026 The comedian and actress trolled the happy couple with several Instagram posts, including a spoof outfit for Thursday night’s rehearsal dinner and a still from her TV series Life & Beth. — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 3 July 2026 This is not the first time Newsom’s press office has trolled a politician. — Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 28 May 2026 Beltrán trolled his own teammate on national television by drawing fake hair on his head with it. — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026

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Officers detained Hoang and searched the residence, finding two people with stab wounds.

— Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
Police manhunt Dozens of Sacramento police officers, along with other local law enforcement agencies, searched the area for the suspect.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of searched

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Randsburg, which was once a booming California Gold Rush town founded in 1895, has seen most of its residents leave over the years.

— Joy Benedict, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
At the time, Truell hadn’t founded a company; but three years later, the venture capitalist persuaded her firm, BoxGroup, to invest in the Gen Z engineering savant’s nascent business.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of found

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Early Sunday morning, near the Place de la République, a part-time crossing guard named Joëlle, 71, scanned the wreckage along the Boulevard Voltaire from a bench, holding her shaggy shepherd mix, Pollux, on a leash.

— Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Yet before the crows could be digitally designed, they were sculpted, and the character department built different parts of the crow — feathers, beaks, eyes and feet — to be scanned.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of scanned

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In designing the collection, Zankov combed Banana Republic’s archives and selected pieces to reinterpret with his own signature elements including unexpected color and patchwork construction.

— David Moin, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
Lojo and a colleague combed through some corridors, looking for clients who might have nestled in remote areas.

— Anand Giridharadas, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026

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