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# Googling

* Use specific terms:
  * Use keywords instead of sentences to get more specific results.
  * For example, search for "headache" instead of "my head hurts".
* Use quotation marks:
* Use quotation marks to search for an exact phrase in the order you want.
* Use "OR" or "|":
* Use "OR" or "|" to search for multiple terms.
* For example, "Jon OR Jonathan Tennant" or "Jon | Jonathan Tennant".
* Add a tilde (\~) in front of a word to find synonyms
* Search result on time
  * `love after:2020`
  * `hate before 2019`
* Insert two periods (..) between numbers to search for a range:
* Use an asterisk:
* Use an asterisk to complete a phrase with an unknown word.
* For example, "Winston \* Churchill".
* Use "site:":
* Use "site:" to search a specific website or to limit your search to a specific country.
* For example, "site:eoswetenschap.eu" or "site:uk".
* Use "related:":
* Use "related:" to find similar sites.
* Use the file search:
* Use the file search to find a specific file or file type.
* filetype:pdf
* Search Related Websites:
  * related:amazon.com
* Use the exclude search:
* Use a dash (-) before a word to exclude it from your search results.
* For example, "gasoline -diesel".
* Use the Google Image Search:
* Use the Search Tools button to restrict your search to a specific type of image.
* Use the reverse image search:
* Use the reverse image search to find similar images, identify the source of an image, or find a larger version of an image.
* Advanced search page
  * click the gear icon or tools and choose Advanced search
* Do Math in Your Search Box
  * input a maths expressions
* Convert Units With Google
* Define Words in Google Search
  * Prefix the word with `define/definition`
* Track packages
  * prefix reference number with `track`
* Time, sunset and sunrise, weather, flight numbers, stock prices
  * Use these as prefix, and can add the city as suffix
* List where film/show is being streamed
  * `stream matrix`
* Make decisions
  * `roll a die`
  * `flip a coin`
* Timer or stopwatch
  * `Timer 40 seconds`
  * `timer`
* Turn digits into number words
  * `number=english`
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