# Using Suggestions as main search function

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-suggestions-as-main-search-function/69835>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [December 22, 2016, 6:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-suggestions-as-main-search-function/69835 "2016-12-22T18:08:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![mc1392](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@mc1392](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mc1392)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2016, 6:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-suggestions-as-main-search-function/69835/1 "2016-12-22T18:08:29Z")

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Is it ok to use suggestions as my main method of searching?

Why bother with match, query, etc... when suggestions provide that "fuzzy" search I am seeking?

If I send "canc" to elastic, I get back "Cancer Research", "Cancer Survivors", as I should.

Are there any flaws in this approach?

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2017, 6:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-suggestions-as-main-search-function/69835/2 "2017-01-19T18:08:48Z")

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Closed on January 19, 2017, 6:08pm UTC

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