memorizing

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The researchers compared this to a student who scores well by memorizing test formats without actually understanding the material.

From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2026

Deeper analysis showed ravens were in fact revisiting spots where wolves commonly took down prey -- animals like deer, elk or bison -- suggesting the birds were creating and memorizing a "resource landscape."

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

It also compelled me to step up my marital game by planning more date nights, taking more walks together and finally memorizing my wife’s coffee order.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

He just flipped open his script, tapped it with the flat of his hand, and said, “This? All this memorizing, all this work? That’s the meat and potatoes.”

From Salon • Nov. 23, 2025

Max watched Josie stare off into the maze of server cabinets as if she were memorizing all its twists and turns.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix