Use the w/n connector to find documents in which the first word appears within "n" words of the second one.

For example, the following search finds documents where the word "vicious" occurs within 3 words of "dog".

vicious w/3 dog

Specifying the value of "n"

When choosing the value of n, these guidelines may prove useful:

Using Multiple w/n Connectors

Multiple w/n connectors are processed from the smallest to the largest.