diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-string-operations-7/src/test/java/com/baeldung/compareany/CompareAnyBenchmark.java b/core-java-modules/core-java-string-operations-7/src/test/java/com/baeldung/compareany/CompareAnyBenchmark.java
index 70cd1bb3ff..9a4e5e9431 100644
--- a/core-java-modules/core-java-string-operations-7/src/test/java/com/baeldung/compareany/CompareAnyBenchmark.java
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-string-operations-7/src/test/java/com/baeldung/compareany/CompareAnyBenchmark.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package com.baeldung.compareany;
 
 import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
@@ -31,12 +32,12 @@ public class CompareAnyBenchmark {
 
     @Benchmark
     public boolean compareWithAnyUsingStringUtils() {
-        return StringUtils.containsAny(fruit, groupOfFruits);
+        return StringUtils.equalsAny(fruit, groupOfFruits);
     }
 
     @Benchmark
     public boolean compareWithAnyCaseInsensitiveUsingStringUtils() {
-        return StringUtils.containsAnyIgnoreCase(fruit, groupOfFruits);
+        return StringUtils.equalsAnyIgnoreCase(fruit, groupOfFruits);
     }
 
     @Benchmark
@@ -44,6 +45,11 @@ public class CompareAnyBenchmark {
         return Set.of(groupOfFruits).contains(fruit);
     }
 
+    @Benchmark
+    public boolean compareWithAnyUsingList() {
+        return List.of(groupOfFruits).contains(fruit);
+    }
+
     @Benchmark
     public boolean compareWithAnyUsingRegularExpression() {
         return fruit.matches(String.join("|", groupOfFruits));
diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-string-operations-7/src/test/java/com/baeldung/compareany/CompareAnyUnitTest.java b/core-java-modules/core-java-string-operations-7/src/test/java/com/baeldung/compareany/CompareAnyUnitTest.java
index 0995eaf372..818035971d 100644
--- a/core-java-modules/core-java-string-operations-7/src/test/java/com/baeldung/compareany/CompareAnyUnitTest.java
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-string-operations-7/src/test/java/com/baeldung/compareany/CompareAnyUnitTest.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertFalse;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
 
 import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.ArrayUtils;
@@ -74,6 +75,15 @@ public class CompareAnyUnitTest {
         assertFalse(compareWithAnyUsingSet(notPresentString, "Mango", "Papaya", "Pineapple", "Apple"));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void givenStrings_whenCompareUsingList_thenSuccess() {
+        String presentString = "Apple";
+        String notPresentString = "Avocado";
+
+        assertTrue(compareWithAnyUsingList(presentString, "Mango", "Papaya", "Pineapple", "Apple"));
+        assertFalse(compareWithAnyUsingList(notPresentString, "Mango", "Papaya", "Pineapple", "Apple"));
+    }
+
     @Test
     void givenStrings_whenCompareUsingRegularExpression_thenSuccess() {
         String presentString = "Apple";
@@ -102,17 +112,21 @@ public class CompareAnyUnitTest {
     }
 
     private boolean compareWithAnyUsingStringUtils(String str, String ... strs) {
-        return StringUtils.containsAny(str, strs);
+        return StringUtils.equalsAny(str, strs);
     }
 
     private boolean compareWithAnyCaseInsensitiveUsingStringUtils(String str, String ... strs) {
-        return StringUtils.containsAnyIgnoreCase(str, strs);
+        return StringUtils.equalsAnyIgnoreCase(str, strs);
     }
 
     private boolean compareWithAnyUsingSet(String str, String ... strs) {
         return Set.of(strs).contains(str);
     }
 
+    private boolean compareWithAnyUsingList(String str, String ... strs) {
+        return List.of(strs).contains(str);
+    }
+
     private boolean compareWithAnyUsingRegularExpression(String str, String ... strs) {
         return str.matches(String.join("|", strs));
     }