When using the replace all feature it is not difficult to replace text you did not intend to replace if you're using the "Similarity search" option. In my opinion there should be a warning or a popup showing what would be replaced with what before continuing.
thanks for the issue - looks as a useful enhancement (and something to consider when the UX picks up F&R issues!)
Seth Chaiklin committed a patch related to this issue. It has been pushed to "master": https://git.libreoffice.org/help/commit/bbb9b402a4197f412a411efeef434b168d0ce96d Partially resolves: tdf#129492 (and related to: tdf#64739) improve explanation of Similarity search
(In reply to Commit Notification from comment #2) > Partially resolves: tdf#129492 (and related to: tdf#64739) improve > explanation of Similarity search Inspired by this enhancement request, have added "warning" on Similarity Search help page to be careful when using "Replace All" and "Similarity Search". Does not resolve the substance of this request, but it might help those who (sometimes) read the friendly manual. It takes a few days for the online help to be updated from the master, but soon it should be visible at: https://help.libreoffice.org/7.1/en-US/text/shared/01/02100100.html