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scroll

[skrohl] / skroʊl /
NOUN
rolled sheet, especially a manuscript
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In the joke that inspires the special’s title, she measures an Instagram comment’s subzero value in a wide scope, lampooning the communal yet cartoonish nature of our endless scroll.

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

Researchers in Italy announced in June the first complete virtual unrolling of a scroll, which turned out to be a treatise on ethics.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Every tweet is met with an infinite scroll of rejoinders; no observation she posits goes unpunished.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

In European traditions, the handwritten Torah scroll, which contains the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, is protected with ceremonial coverings and adornments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

I scroll through the other J.Y. pictures on Marjorie’s account.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

The text scrolls as he speaks, and it can also be controlled via a ring on his finger.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

The technology is transforming the work of historians not only by decoding documents, but also by analysing millions of medieval manuscripts or helping read ancient scrolls.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Shalom, the Hebrew word for peace and wholeness, appears after a crisis in the Book of Numbers, and it is written with a break in its third letter in all Torah scrolls.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Mygal scrolls through the Telegram app on her phone, checking channels that monitor the direction of drone attacks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

“If friends do not matter to you, perhaps you need more incentive. Perhaps I should destroy these scrolls instead—priceless works by Archimedes!”

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

“Now Hiring” flashed on one man’s screen as he scrolled.

From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026

He took out his phone and scrolled old pictures.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

“This is crazy,” she thought as she scrolled through them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

"All it knows is that the person hasn't scrolled past."

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

I scrolled through the playlists until I found the one labeled On-the-Go and pressed play.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

Critics say social networks use addictive algorithms to keep kids glued to their screens, and warn excessive scrolling can damage their mental health.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

Yankovic gets most of his food recommendations by either word of mouth or scrolling Instagram reels.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Three hours have gone by and you’ve just been scrolling through feeds of reels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

Heavy scrolling is linked to poorer memory, reduced concentration, and disrupted sleep, while prolonged phone use may contribute to posture problems that affect balance and reaction time.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

On practice nights, the seats by the pool were generally empty, aside from a handful of other parents idly chatting or scrolling through their iPhones as they waited for their kids to be done.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama


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