as in to learn
to commit to memory
everyone has to memorize a poem for next week's class
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Recent Examples of memorize
Once the mantra is created, every employee must know it, memorize it, learn how their role in the organization plays into it, and then be properly trained to it.
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Shep Hyken, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
A student may memorize a process in math and freeze when the same logic shows up inside a science project.
—Maria Williams, USA Today, 17 Jan. 2026
But human creativity extends beyond memorizing knowledge and regurgitating it in different formats.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 14 Jan. 2026
But when more potholes open up after a soaking, there’s a painful — and at times expensive — learning curve for memorizing all the new locations, Shin said.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
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Shep Hyken, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
A student may memorize a process in math and freeze when the same logic shows up inside a science project.
—Maria Williams, USA Today, 17 Jan. 2026
But human creativity extends beyond memorizing knowledge and regurgitating it in different formats.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 14 Jan. 2026
But when more potholes open up after a soaking, there’s a painful — and at times expensive — learning curve for memorizing all the new locations, Shin said.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, senior leaders at Arizona State University were quietly hosting 30 leaders from Korean technical colleges to discuss how the United States might learn from their success in developing an AI-ready workforce.—
David Ignatius,
Washington Post,
11 Feb. 2026
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Researchers also learned that these 7- to 10-pound creatures, which are not much larger than a house cat, are impressively agile and travel about seven miles a day in extremely rugged territory.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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But there were always more pressing things to do than attend lectures or study rare manuscripts in the Radcliffe Camera, the beautiful circular reading room that’s the centerpiece of the Bodleian Library.—
Richard Godwin,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Feb. 2026
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The Opening Ceremony for the Milan Olympics is not until Friday, but for seasonal fans wanting to study up on who’s going for gold, hours of documentary programing in skiing, ice dancing and other sports are now available as streamers try to take a piece of the winter sports action from NBC.—
Sara Germano,
Sportico.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Memorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memorize. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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