TROLLED Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

trolled

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past tense of troll

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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 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 After last week’s debate, there was lots of social media posturing about who won and who trolled whom the best. — Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 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 The theory spawned after the pair spent New Year's Eve together as part of promo and persisted when ABC executive Rob Mills and then-Bachelor host Chris Harrison trolled Bachelor Nation by neither confirming nor denying the rumor as the season aired. — Sarah Hearon, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Apr. 2026 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. — 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

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Police said that the suspect had also searched for websites on mass shootings before the attack and that the gun belonged to his grandfather and had been registered.

— Connor Greene, Time, 7 Aug. 2026
The systems then searched for ways to obtain that material directly rather than solve every challenge as intended.

— Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

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