Frequently Asked Questions

1. Use quotes to search for an exact phrase

This one is a well-known, simple trick: searching a phrase in quotes will yield only pages with the same words in the same order as what is in the quotes. It is one of the most vital search tips, especially useful if you are trying to find results containing a specific phrase.

2. Use an asterisk within quotes to specify unknown or variable words

Here is a lesser known trick: searching a phrase in quotes with an asterisk replacing a word will search all variations of that phrase. It is helpful if you are trying to determine a song from its lyrics, but you could not make out the entire phrase (e.g. “imagine all the * living for today”), or if you are trying to find all forms of an expression (e.g. “* is thicker than water”).

3. Use the minus sign to eliminate results containing certain words

You will want to eliminate results with certain words if you are trying to search for a term that is generating a lot of results that are not of interest to you. Figure out what terms you are not interested in (e.g. jaguar -car) and re-run the search.

4. Search websites for keywords

Think of the “site:” function as a Google-style search that searches only a particular website. If you want to see every time TIME.com mentioned Google, use the search “Google site:TIME.com”.

5. Search news archives going back to the mid-1880s

Google News has an option to search over 100 years’ worth of archived news from newspapers around the world.

6. Compare foods using “vs”

Can’t decide between a burger or pizza for dinner? Type in “rice vs. quinoa,” for example, and you will receive side-by-side comparisons of the nutritional facts.

7. Filter search results for recipes

If you search your favorite food, and then click “Search Tools” right under the search bar, you will be able to filter recipes based on ingredients, cook time and calories. It is the perfect tool if you have certain dietary restrictions.

8. Use “DEFINE:” to learn the meaning of words — slang included

Streamline the dictionary process by using, for example, “DEFINE: mortgage.” For words that appear in the dictionary, you will be able to see etymology and a graph of its use over time alongside the definition. Try out “DEFINE: bae” or “DEFINE: SMH”.

9. Search images using images

Ever come across a photo that looks strangely familiar? Or if you want to know where it came from? If you save the image, and then search it on Google Images (with the camera button), you will be able to see similar images on the web.

10. Why am I seeing ads?

weather-in is not popping any ads or pages on your computer. It only offers search help on Safari and/or Chrome and/or Firefox.

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