mnemonic

We in the Midwest have always remembered the names of the five lakes by using the mnemonic HOMES—Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

I still remember some of the mnemonic tricks she used for some of the harder letters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2024

For the uninitiated, this saying is a mnemonic device that helps Seattleites remember the names and order of the city’s streets.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 6, 2023

Lists are a mnemonic device, and the list I’m offering in this video discussion of the best films I’ve seen so far this year is, above all, a way of rescuing these films from oblivion.

From The New Yorker ● Jun. 9, 2023

Mrs. Harper told us that when she was younger and Pluto was still a planet, the mnemonic device they used was “My Very Eager Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas.”

From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy

Decades ago, the company created mnemonics or shortcuts to help users find information on the terminal, such as WEI for world equity indexes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Cognitive science shows that mnemonics help memory, distinctive voice draws attention and a sense of joy strengthens retention.

From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2025

Headliner Norm Lewis makes up mnemonics to help him master the patter of the famed flimflam artist at the center of “The Music Man.”

From Washington Post ● Jan. 30, 2019

Before exams, he would fill a little book with colorful diagrams and mnemonics.

From New York Times ● Oct. 9, 2015

Learning notes on a staff certainly seems dull, but coming up with mnemonics for the notes on the staff can actually be fun.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin