Phrase search engine: The all-in-one writing assistant that helps you write better and faster

What do you call a writing tool that is a translation app, a thesaurus, a collocation dictionary, and a usage guide all at once? Meet Phrase search engine – a writing tool for researchers that makes sure you’re never at a loss for words.

The “time” cost of writing

Imagine that you’re writing a research paper and you’re unsure about how a word should be used. You look up an online dictionary: the definitions are helpful, but the example sentences are not relevant. You search for published papers to see how the word is used, but to avoid getting flagged by a plagiarism checker, you decide to use another word with a similar meaning. Now, you move to a thesaurus to find synonyms or dive back to the dictionary or consult more published papers. Before you know it, you’ve lost 20 minutes to a single sentence.

A science + language tool

This is a common challenge for all research writers, especially for whom English is a second or foreign language. Getting the language right is just one among the many challenges of academic writing like avoiding plagiarism, supporting claims, and presenting clear arguments. Now, instead of expecting researchers to consult one set of resources for language and another set for science writing problems, Phrase search engine combines the two worlds to offer language assistance that draws from a large corpus of published research articles. The tool gives you the exact writing help you need when you need it.

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1. Confirm how something is used before you use it

Use the basic search feature to check how to use an expression correctly by referencing examples from published research papers.

2. Find the exact word you’re looking for

Enter a phrase with an asterisk in place of the word you want to find. Get multiple results for the missing from Phrase search engine – all extracted from published research papers.

3. Get it translated from your native language

Use the “Translate” and “Translate-in-context" features to know the English equivalent and how the English word/phrase is used in research papers.

4. Get relevant word alternatives

Enter a word enclosed within asterisks to finds words with similar meaning used in the same context.

5. Make a data-informed choice

Compare two words to understand the correct prepositions, verbs, etc. with which a word or phrase is used.

A first-of-its-kind solution, Phrase search engine is a writing tool specially developed for academic researchers. Head over here to give it a try.