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search engine

[surch en-juhn] / ˈsɜrtʃ ˌɛn dʒən /
NOUN
computer program that searches
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Example Sentences

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And the bots we interact with have a separate trick borrowed from humans: They look things up on Google or some other search engine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The European Union is asking Google to share its search engine data with competitors.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

A new German online search engine is helping people to discover if their ancestors were members of the Nazi Party.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Use of ChatGPT's online search engine has tripled over the course of a year, according to OpenAI.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

On a whim, I reach for the keyboard again and type “Bermuda” and “spearfishing” into the search engine.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller