diff --git a/src/koza/utils/row_filter.py b/src/koza/utils/row_filter.py
index 5214af0..43b6771 100644
--- a/src/koza/utils/row_filter.py
+++ b/src/koza/utils/row_filter.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ def __init__(self, filters: List[ColumnFilter] = None):
             'eq': eq,
             'ne': ne,
             'in': self.inlist,  # not using operator.contains because the it expects opposite argument order
+            'in_exact': self.inlist_exact,  # not using operator.contains because the it expects opposite argument order
         }
 
     def include_row(self, row) -> bool:
@@ -52,5 +53,24 @@ def include_row(self, row) -> bool:
 
         return include_row
 
-    def inlist(self, column_value, filter_value):
-        return column_value in filter_value
+    def inlist(self, column_value, filter_values):
+        print('FILTER VALUES',filter_values)
+        #Check if the passed in column is exactly matched against
+        #For a filter_list of ['abc','def','ghi']; this will be true
+        #for column_value 'abc' but not 'abcde.'
+        col_exact_match = column_value in filter_values
+        #The following iterates through all filters and will return true if
+        #the text of the  filter is found within the column_value.
+        #So for the above example this boolean will return True, because :'abc' in 'abcde': returns True. 
+        if(type(column_value)==str):
+            col_inexact_match = any([filter_value in column_value for filter_value in filter_values])
+        else:
+            col_inexact_match = False
+        return col_exact_match or col_inexact_match
+    
+    def inlist_exact(self, column_value, filter_values):
+        #Check if the passed in column is exactly matched against
+        #For a filter_list of ['abc','def','ghi']; this will be true
+        #for column_value 'abc' but not 'abcde.'
+        col_exact_match = column_value in filter_values
+        return col_exact_match