compare notes
idiom
: to talk with another or to one another about something done or experienced in common
The parents compared notes on raising children.
I phoned a coworker after the meeting to compare notes.
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This further proves how much women really need each other to compare notes and find similarities when going through these health milestones.
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Mara Santilli, Flow Space, 11 June 2025
Hosted by Alloy Labs, the event is a place for fintech pioneers and leaders to compare notes and have meaningful discussions about the industry.
—Rory Holland, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Here, McDonald and Gyllenhaal compare notes on their theater superstitions, preserving their voices during lengthy runs and reacting when cellphones ring during performances.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 23 Apr. 2025
Researchers continue to plow through the 77,000 pages of documents that the National Archives and Records Administration began releasing Tuesday night to crowdsource and compare notes, while social media posts by conspiracy theorists pushed unproven angles.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
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Mara Santilli, Flow Space, 11 June 2025
Hosted by Alloy Labs, the event is a place for fintech pioneers and leaders to compare notes and have meaningful discussions about the industry.
—Rory Holland, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Here, McDonald and Gyllenhaal compare notes on their theater superstitions, preserving their voices during lengthy runs and reacting when cellphones ring during performances.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 23 Apr. 2025
Researchers continue to plow through the 77,000 pages of documents that the National Archives and Records Administration began releasing Tuesday night to crowdsource and compare notes, while social media posts by conspiracy theorists pushed unproven angles.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Compare notes.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compare%20notes. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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