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memorize

[mem-uh-rahyz] / ˈmɛm əˌraɪz /


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“The Nordschleife allows you to string together corners in a way that you don’t memorize them so well, like you do on a normal test track in a shorter space,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

And because the storyline called for employees who already knew one another, actors had to memorize years of shared backstory in case Norman asked about their history.

From Los Angeles Times May 26, 2026

The students who come from the neighborhoods she serves have to make do with schools that don’t instill curiosity but simply demand that they memorize things and sit still.

From The Wall Street Journal May 12, 2026

A simple place to start would be to memorize the best two-word speech to never appear in a major motion picture: Do better.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

Figure 1.6: You can use a word or silly sentence to help you memorize which notes belong on the lines or spaces of a clef.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

Although many friends love Wordle and crossword puzzles, Viorst memorizes poems.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 31, 2025

Because of the large number of parameters in machine learning models, there is a potential that the machine learning method memorizes some data it was trained on.

From Salon Jun. 1, 2024

In “Whatever You Are, Be a Good One,” each actor memorizes several speeches, compressed from conversations recorded by students and faculty with people from 37 states.

From Washington Post Oct. 26, 2022

“He’s so good, and he’s got a good brain that he memorizes them all,” said Wade Jr., 27, adding later, “If we’re making him work, it’s because we’re scoring runs and I’m all for it.”

From New York Times Aug. 28, 2021

She reads the first half of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea so many times, she practically memorizes it.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

But AI wasn’t allowed for quizzes or exams testing memorized subjects, said the 22-year-old, who majored in business computer information systems.

From MarketWatch Jun. 22, 2026

She’s a very strong woman, and I honestly couldn’t believe how she memorized the song and kept humming it and recorded it so quickly.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 4, 2026

This refers to the ability to apply learned skills beyond the exact situations encountered during training, using general rules rather than memorized examples.

From Science Daily Jan. 28, 2026

When his parents gave him a 10-volume encyclopedia, he read the books so often that he memorized their contents and wore off their covers.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 7, 2025

He ran through all the polar bear facts he’d memorized for the tundra buggy tour, but none of them helped here.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

As a child, she tried to please him by memorizing his favorite songs and being smart and competent.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

OK cool, but I’m not memorizing a dozen names.

From Slate Jul. 16, 2026

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

I liked ciphering all right, but I didn’t care much for spelling and studying the Bible and memorizing psalms.

From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier




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