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

What was once a coping mechanism became a way of chronicling the quotidian and memorizing the mundane.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025

Have you ever tried memorizing choreo, or intubating a human being?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2025

“Yes, yes, yes, of course, but let’s start with memorizing our lines before we plan the menu,” Mrs. Grayson said, holding her hands up.

From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper