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Tip #8: The Tilde, ~

Tips: Basics | "1" | (2) | 3=OR | 4=site | 5=filetype | +6 | -7 | ~8 |
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The tilde only works in Google, so far, and searches the selected term in thesaurus-mode. Compare results with and without the tilde.
Use this symbol directly before the term to be searched with no intervening spaces.
Examples (compare each pair of results):

Tips: Basics | "1" | (2) | 3=OR | 4=site | 5=filetype | +6 | -7 | ~8 |
More Tips (Refinements): Compare | Truncate | Terms | Quality | Features | Features 2 | Expert | Redux

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