Exclude sites from your results
Use the minus operator to remove noisy domains and get to the sources you actually want. One of the simplest, most useful dorking tricks.
The dork pattern
{topic} -site:pinterest.* -site:facebook.com
Curly braces like {this} are blanks you fill in below.
Try it
Fill in the blanks, then run the search or open it in the Hound Dog builder.
sourdough starter -site:pinterest.* -site:facebook.com
Variations
{topic} -site:reddit.com
{topic} -site:quora.com -site:medium.com
Operators used
--wordThe minus sign before a site: filter removes that entire domain from results.
Exclude pages containing a word. Place directly before the word with no space. Cleans up noisy results.
site:site:example.comCombined with minus to exclude whole domains like Pinterest and Facebook.
Restrict results to a single domain or subdomain. Great for searching within one site or excluding it.
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