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memorize

[mem-uh-rahyz] / ˈmɛm əˌraɪz /


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In 1887, he created one of the earliest written sales primers for staff to memorize.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

“Three weeks ago you had a young male with multiple gunshot wounds,” the resident said, as if he’d memorized the words.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

It’s the same thrill I get from a few bedrock recipes, the ones so deeply memorized they become launchpads for improvisation.

From Salon