search engine
noun
a computer program that searches documents, especially on the World Wide Web, for a specified word or words and provides a list of documents in which they are found.
search engines
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pluralof search engine.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Agents can live up to that name and be good organizational assistants, rather than souped-up search engines that can talk back to you.
From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2026
These search engines and chatbots could help you place a price on items you are trying to discard.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
A.I.-driven search engines listed his clubs as permanently closed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Roberts put his academic background to work, steeping himself in traffic patterns and how search engines and users prioritized different types of content.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
I was sorry I hadn’t spoken up more forcefully about the risks of apartment hunting via search engines.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
