Resources by Type: Dictionaries
(includes thesauri)

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• Restrict the search to two or three words that define your topic
• Think of alternate search terms, both synonyms and antonyms, that could retrieve relevant results
• Use geographic descriptions to more clearly define the search
• Use personal names as search terms to limit results when relevant
• Consider how language has changed with time.  A term commonly used in the 1940's may have different implications today.

Here are some examples of terms that could lead to similar search results:

• Diplomacy / Diplomatic or Negotiate / Negotiation
• Nuclear Proliferation or Nuclear Nonproliferation
• Protest / Protester(s) or Demonstrate /Demonstration or Dissent