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November 17, 2020 edited August 15, 2024 in Search
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My favorite Google search trick! I already knew most of the tips and tricks on this list: https://www.thoughtco.com/google-genealogy-style-1422365

but this one is by far my favorite! 8. Force Additional Synonyms: Although Google search automatically displays results for certain synonyms, the tilde symbol (~) will force Google to show additional synonyms (and related words) for your query. For example, a search for schellenberger ~vital records leads Google to return results including "vital records," "birth records," "marriage records," and more. Similarly, ~obituaries will also include "obits," "death notices," "newspaper obituaries," "funeral," etc. Even a search for schellenberger ~genealogy will yield different search results than schellenberger genealogy. Search terms (including synonyms) are bolded in Google search results, so you can easily see what terms were found on each page.

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