like for string matching laravel code example

Example 1: where like laravel

User::query()
   ->where('name', 'LIKE', "%{$searchTerm}%") 
   ->orWhere('email', 'LIKE', "%{$searchTerm}%") 
   ->get();

reference:
https://freek.dev/1182-searching-models-using-a-where-like-query-in-laravel

Example 2: add like and equal in same query in laravel

$data = DB::table('borrowers')
        ->join('loans', 'borrowers.id', '=', 'loans.borrower_id')
        ->select('borrowers.*', 'loans.*')   
        ->where('loan_officers', 'like', '%' . $officerId . '%')
        ->where('loans.maturity_date', '<', date("Y-m-d"))
        ->get();