compare notes
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Each person can experience the same story differently, and can compare notes with friends.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
Prof Masterson asked to be put in touch with surgeons in the UK to compare notes.
From BBC • Aug. 12, 2025
“I Kissed a Girl,” which puts a bouncy folk-pop groove beneath Sobule’s lightly raspy vocal, opens with two friends hanging out one night as they compare notes on their disappointing boyfriends.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2025
“We would often compare notes on shoes and suits, and where to get the best ones.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2024
You can talk about it afterward, compare notes.
From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall
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