Web Search: Google Drops Another Search Operator: Tilde For Synonyms | LJ INFOdocket | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it

Google has quietly dropped another search operator, the tilde (i.e. ~) search operator.

Google Operating System blog noticed the lack of support for the tilde operator over the weekend. Reportedly, Dan Russell, a Search Research Scientist at Google, confirmed Google dropped the feature. Dan said the feature was dropped to “lack of use.”