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compare notes

Idioms  
  1. Exchange information, observations, or opinions about something, as in Michael and Jane always compare notes after a department meeting. This term originally referred to written notes. [c. 1700]


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Southern Californians compare notes on their favorite cherry dishes.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Techies compare notes on how long their fleet of virtual interns can labor away without making a mistake.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Prof Masterson asked to be put in touch with surgeons in the UK to compare notes.

From BBC • Aug. 12, 2025

“We would often compare notes on shoes and suits, and where to get the best ones.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2024

Over tea, we’d compare notes and be unsurprised by all the ways we are different.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

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