Google Adds Related Phrases To Definitions

Mar 22, 2007 at 8:47am ET by Barry Schwartz

Threadwatch spotted that Google has added “related phrases” to the Google definitions feature. For example, a search on define:car shows at the top:

Related phrases: car rental cable car trailer on flat car stock car tank car pace car car kit champ car box car racer

Here is a screen capture:

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ONE COMMENT ON Google Adds Related Phrases To Definitions

Justilien, March 22nd, 2007 at 12:21 pm ET:

This feature will be very useful in link development. It is one more tool to help with keyword variation in anchor text and to find new search queries.

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