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What's with all of these weird results?For some kinds of searches only the first result or the first few results are truly synonyms or good substitutions for your search word. Beyond that, the results are meant to inspire you to consider similar words and adjacent concepts.Try exploring a favorite topic for a while and you'll be surprised how much new stuff there is to learn!
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For example, the query finds the word "tract" but not "trait".
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