AZ491232 - Generally Available: Phrase search in Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL

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Published

May 19, 2025

Status

Launched

Timeline

  • May 2025
    General Availability

Product

Azure Cosmos DB

Tag

Features
Microsoft Build

Category

Databases
Internet of Things

Description


You can now use phrase search in Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL to find exact sequences of words. This capability makes your full-text search more precise and powerful. With phrase search, your applications can match entire phrases rather than just individual keywords, helping you return results that are more relevant and contextually accurate. 

 

This capability is especially useful when your users are searching for specific product names, titles, quotes, or multiple-word terms where word order matters. Instead of retrieving documents that contain the right words in the wrong context, phrase search ensures your results match exactly what the user intended. 

 

In any application needing highly relevant text search—from content and knowledge management to GenAI, e-commerce, and customer support experiences—phrase search gives you the control to deliver more targeted and meaningful results from searching your Azure Cosmos DB data.