diff --git a/components/core/src/clp/DictionaryReader.hpp b/components/core/src/clp/DictionaryReader.hpp
index 694240ad51..4c1d841d3c 100644
--- a/components/core/src/clp/DictionaryReader.hpp
+++ b/components/core/src/clp/DictionaryReader.hpp
@@ -79,12 +79,12 @@ class DictionaryReader {
      */
     std::string const& get_value(DictionaryIdType id) const;
     /**
-     * Gets the entry exactly matching the given search string
+     * Gets the entries matching the given search string
      * @param search_string
      * @param ignore_case
-     * @return nullptr if an exact match is not found, the entry otherwise
+     * @return a vector of matching entries, or an empty vector if no entry matches.
      */
-    EntryType const*
+    std::vector<EntryType const*>
     get_entry_matching_value(std::string const& search_string, bool ignore_case) const;
     /**
      * Gets the entries that match a given wildcard string
@@ -233,26 +233,32 @@ std::string const& DictionaryReader<DictionaryIdType, EntryType>::get_value(Dict
 }
 
 template <typename DictionaryIdType, typename EntryType>
-EntryType const* DictionaryReader<DictionaryIdType, EntryType>::get_entry_matching_value(
+std::vector<EntryType const*>
+DictionaryReader<DictionaryIdType, EntryType>::get_entry_matching_value(
         std::string const& search_string,
         bool ignore_case
 ) const {
     if (false == ignore_case) {
-        for (auto const& entry : m_entries) {
-            if (entry.get_value() == search_string) {
-                return &entry;
-            }
-        }
-    } else {
-        auto const& search_string_uppercase = boost::algorithm::to_upper_copy(search_string);
-        for (auto const& entry : m_entries) {
-            if (boost::algorithm::to_upper_copy(entry.get_value()) == search_string_uppercase) {
-                return &entry;
-            }
+        // In case-sensitive match, there can be only one matched entry.
+        if (auto const it = std::ranges::find_if(
+                    m_entries,
+                    [&](auto const& entry) { return entry.get_value() == search_string; }
+            );
+            m_entries.cend() != it)
+        {
+            return {&(*it)};
         }
+        return {};
     }
 
-    return nullptr;
+    std::vector<EntryType const*> entries;
+    auto const search_string_uppercase = boost::algorithm::to_upper_copy(search_string);
+    for (auto const& entry : m_entries) {
+        if (boost::algorithm::to_upper_copy(entry.get_value()) == search_string_uppercase) {
+            entries.push_back(&entry);
+        }
+    }
+    return entries;
 }
 
 template <typename DictionaryIdType, typename EntryType>
diff --git a/components/core/src/clp/EncodedVariableInterpreter.cpp b/components/core/src/clp/EncodedVariableInterpreter.cpp
index 8170f2ddc3..6d9bb14f12 100644
--- a/components/core/src/clp/EncodedVariableInterpreter.cpp
+++ b/components/core/src/clp/EncodedVariableInterpreter.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include <cassert>
 #include <cmath>
+#include <unordered_set>
 
 #include <string_utils/string_utils.hpp>
 
@@ -386,15 +387,30 @@ bool EncodedVariableInterpreter::encode_and_search_dictionary(
         LogTypeDictionaryEntry::add_float_var(logtype);
         sub_query.add_non_dict_var(encoded_var);
     } else {
-        auto entry = var_dict.get_entry_matching_value(var_str, ignore_case);
-        if (nullptr == entry) {
+        auto const entries = var_dict.get_entry_matching_value(var_str, ignore_case);
+        if (entries.empty()) {
             // Not in dictionary
             return false;
         }
-        encoded_var = encode_var_dict_id(entry->get_id());
 
         LogTypeDictionaryEntry::add_dict_var(logtype);
-        sub_query.add_dict_var(encoded_var, entry);
+
+        if (entries.size() == 1) {
+            auto const* entry = entries.at(0);
+            sub_query.add_dict_var(encode_var_dict_id(entry->get_id()), entry);
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        std::unordered_set<clp::VariableDictionaryEntry const*> const entries_set{
+                entries.cbegin(),
+                entries.cend()
+        };
+        std::unordered_set<encoded_variable_t> encoded_vars;
+        encoded_vars.reserve(entries.size());
+        for (auto const* entry : entries) {
+            encoded_vars.emplace(encode_var_dict_id(entry->get_id()));
+        }
+        sub_query.add_imprecise_dict_var(encoded_vars, entries_set);
     }
 
     return true;
diff --git a/components/core/src/clp_s/DictionaryReader.hpp b/components/core/src/clp_s/DictionaryReader.hpp
index a5f1582ccb..29854c5d2f 100644
--- a/components/core/src/clp_s/DictionaryReader.hpp
+++ b/components/core/src/clp_s/DictionaryReader.hpp
@@ -61,12 +61,12 @@ class DictionaryReader {
     std::string const& get_value(DictionaryIdType id) const;
 
     /**
-     * Gets the entry exactly matching the given search string
+     * Gets the entries matching the given search string
      * @param search_string
      * @param ignore_case
-     * @return nullptr if an exact match is not found, the entry otherwise
+     * @return a vector of matching entries, or an empty vector if no entry matches.
      */
-    EntryType const*
+    std::vector<EntryType const*>
     get_entry_matching_value(std::string const& search_string, bool ignore_case) const;
 
     /**
@@ -156,26 +156,32 @@ std::string const& DictionaryReader<DictionaryIdType, EntryType>::get_value(Dict
 }
 
 template <typename DictionaryIdType, typename EntryType>
-EntryType const* DictionaryReader<DictionaryIdType, EntryType>::get_entry_matching_value(
+std::vector<EntryType const*>
+DictionaryReader<DictionaryIdType, EntryType>::get_entry_matching_value(
         std::string const& search_string,
         bool ignore_case
 ) const {
     if (false == ignore_case) {
-        for (auto const& entry : m_entries) {
-            if (entry.get_value() == search_string) {
-                return &entry;
-            }
-        }
-    } else {
-        auto const& search_string_uppercase = boost::algorithm::to_upper_copy(search_string);
-        for (auto const& entry : m_entries) {
-            if (boost::algorithm::to_upper_copy(entry.get_value()) == search_string_uppercase) {
-                return &entry;
-            }
+        // In case-sensitive match, there can be only one matched entry.
+        if (auto const it = std::ranges::find_if(
+                    m_entries,
+                    [&](auto const& entry) { return entry.get_value() == search_string; }
+            );
+            m_entries.cend() != it)
+        {
+            return {&(*it)};
         }
+        return {};
     }
 
-    return nullptr;
+    std::vector<EntryType const*> entries;
+    auto const search_string_uppercase = boost::algorithm::to_upper_copy(search_string);
+    for (auto const& entry : m_entries) {
+        if (boost::algorithm::to_upper_copy(entry.get_value()) == search_string_uppercase) {
+            entries.push_back(&entry);
+        }
+    }
+    return entries;
 }
 
 template <typename DictionaryIdType, typename EntryType>
diff --git a/components/core/src/clp_s/search/Output.cpp b/components/core/src/clp_s/search/Output.cpp
index 4833fab94a..6276c346ba 100644
--- a/components/core/src/clp_s/search/Output.cpp
+++ b/components/core/src/clp_s/search/Output.cpp
@@ -932,12 +932,12 @@ void Output::populate_string_queries(std::shared_ptr<Expression> const& expr) {
                     }
                 }
 
-                auto const* entry = m_var_dict->get_entry_matching_value(
+                auto const entries = m_var_dict->get_entry_matching_value(
                         unescaped_query_string,
                         m_ignore_case
                 );
 
-                if (entry != nullptr) {
+                for (auto const& entry : entries) {
                     matching_vars.insert(entry->get_id());
                 }
             } else if (EncodedVariableInterpreter::
diff --git a/components/core/src/clp_s/search/clp_search/EncodedVariableInterpreter.cpp b/components/core/src/clp_s/search/clp_search/EncodedVariableInterpreter.cpp
index 241f3dde71..7e83e0073c 100644
--- a/components/core/src/clp_s/search/clp_search/EncodedVariableInterpreter.cpp
+++ b/components/core/src/clp_s/search/clp_search/EncodedVariableInterpreter.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #include <cassert>
 #include <cmath>
+#include <unordered_set>
 
 #include <spdlog/spdlog.h>
 
@@ -34,15 +35,30 @@ bool EncodedVariableInterpreter::encode_and_search_dictionary(
         LogTypeDictionaryEntry::add_double_var(logtype);
         sub_query.add_non_dict_var(encoded_var);
     } else {
-        auto entry = var_dict.get_entry_matching_value(var_str, ignore_case);
-        if (nullptr == entry) {
+        auto const entries = var_dict.get_entry_matching_value(var_str, ignore_case);
+        if (entries.empty()) {
             // Not in dictionary
             return false;
         }
-        encoded_var = VariableEncoder::encode_var_dict_id(entry->get_id());
 
         LogTypeDictionaryEntry::add_non_double_var(logtype);
-        sub_query.add_dict_var(encoded_var, entry);
+
+        if (entries.size() == 1) {
+            auto const* entry = entries.at(0);
+            sub_query.add_dict_var(VariableEncoder::encode_var_dict_id(entry->get_id()), entry);
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        std::unordered_set<VariableDictionaryEntry const*> const entries_set{
+                entries.cbegin(),
+                entries.cend()
+        };
+        std::unordered_set<encoded_variable_t> encoded_vars;
+        encoded_vars.reserve(entries.size());
+        for (auto const* entry : entries) {
+            encoded_vars.emplace(VariableEncoder::encode_var_dict_id(entry->get_id()));
+        }
+        sub_query.add_imprecise_dict_var(encoded_vars, entries_set);
     }
 
     return true;
diff --git a/components/core/tests/test-EncodedVariableInterpreter.cpp b/components/core/tests/test-EncodedVariableInterpreter.cpp
index 6ab0687a97..856b367851 100644
--- a/components/core/tests/test-EncodedVariableInterpreter.cpp
+++ b/components/core/tests/test-EncodedVariableInterpreter.cpp
@@ -376,6 +376,51 @@ TEST_CASE("EncodedVariableInterpreter", "[EncodedVariableInterpreter]") {
         ));
     }
 
+    SECTION("Test multiple metching values") {
+        constexpr std::string_view cVarDictPath{"var.dict"};
+        constexpr std::string_view cVarSegmentIndexPath{"var.segindex"};
+        constexpr std::array<std::string_view, 4> var_strs
+                = {"python2.7.3", "Python2.7.3", "PyThOn2.7.3", "PYTHON2.7.3"};
+        clp::VariableDictionaryWriter var_dict_writer;
+
+        var_dict_writer.open(
+                std::string{cVarDictPath},
+                std::string{cVarSegmentIndexPath},
+                cVariableDictionaryIdMax
+        );
+
+        std::vector<encoded_variable_t> encoded_vars;
+        std::vector<clp::variable_dictionary_id_t> var_ids;
+        clp::LogTypeDictionaryEntry logtype_dict_entry;
+        std::string const msg_template{"here is a string with a dictionary var: "};
+
+        for (auto const& var_str : var_strs) {
+            EncodedVariableInterpreter::encode_and_add_to_dictionary(
+                    msg_template + std::string{var_str},
+                    logtype_dict_entry,
+                    var_dict_writer,
+                    encoded_vars,
+                    var_ids
+            );
+        }
+        var_dict_writer.close();
+
+        clp::VariableDictionaryReader var_dict_reader;
+        var_dict_reader.open(std::string{cVarDictPath}, std::string{cVarSegmentIndexPath});
+        var_dict_reader.read_new_entries();
+
+        REQUIRE(var_dict_reader.get_entry_matching_value(std::string{var_strs.at(0)}, true).size()
+                == var_strs.size());
+        REQUIRE(var_dict_reader.get_entry_matching_value(std::string{var_strs.at(0)}, false).size()
+                == 1);
+
+        var_dict_reader.close();
+
+        // Clean-up
+        REQUIRE(0 == unlink(cVarDictPath.data()));
+        REQUIRE(0 == unlink(cVarSegmentIndexPath.data()));
+    }
+
     SECTION("Test encoding and decoding") {
         string msg;