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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Maybe the crisis of heterofatalism would be solved if lesbians and heterosexual women came together more often to compare notes on dating.
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Zing Tsjeng, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2025
Hill and other adoptive parents and foster parents routinely compare notes in social media chat groups about difficulties getting care for their children.
—Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 8 Dec. 2025
Speaking at last month’s Women inPower Summit was a reminder of how much power and energy are unlocked when women compare notes across sectors.
—Laura Kavanagh, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2025
Jessi and Taylor compare notes on Dakota’s fourth cheating scandal.
—Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025
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Zing Tsjeng, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2025
Hill and other adoptive parents and foster parents routinely compare notes in social media chat groups about difficulties getting care for their children.
—Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 8 Dec. 2025
Speaking at last month’s Women inPower Summit was a reminder of how much power and energy are unlocked when women compare notes across sectors.
—Laura Kavanagh, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2025
Jessi and Taylor compare notes on Dakota’s fourth cheating scandal.
—Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025
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“Compare notes.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compare%20notes. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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