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to commit to memory
everyone has to memorize a poem for next week's class
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Recent Examples of memorized
The other half is King’s reaction, memorized by fans who grew up in the hopefulness of the Rose years.
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
For decades, getting the most out of the terminal required that traders memorized an arcane and bewildering set of three- and four-letter keyboard commands and shortcuts, each of which called up a different feature, function, or dataset.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
Shailene Woodley’s Paradise character Annie may have memorized every nook and cranny of Elvis Presley’s Memphis estate Graceland, but the actress herself hasn’t made the pilgrimage there in the wake of her affecting performance in the show’s second season.
—Scott Huver, Deadline, 26 Apr. 2026
Think of it as the difference between a player who memorized every play in the book and one who reads the game in real time.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
That human-bear who memorized lines of poetry as a circus trick grew out of an old Russian fairy tale.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
Zeb-un-Nissa was declared a ḥāfiẓ (one who has memorized the Qurʾān) at the age of seven and was trained in Arabic, astronomy, and mathematics.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026
Ruby memorized them while dealing with a family tragedy.
—Caitlin Hu, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
For the competition, students have memorized more than 100 inspirational quotes from Black historical figures.
—Monique John, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
For decades, getting the most out of the terminal required that traders memorized an arcane and bewildering set of three- and four-letter keyboard commands and shortcuts, each of which called up a different feature, function, or dataset.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
Shailene Woodley’s Paradise character Annie may have memorized every nook and cranny of Elvis Presley’s Memphis estate Graceland, but the actress herself hasn’t made the pilgrimage there in the wake of her affecting performance in the show’s second season.
—Scott Huver, Deadline, 26 Apr. 2026
Think of it as the difference between a player who memorized every play in the book and one who reads the game in real time.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
That human-bear who memorized lines of poetry as a circus trick grew out of an old Russian fairy tale.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
Zeb-un-Nissa was declared a ḥāfiẓ (one who has memorized the Qurʾān) at the age of seven and was trained in Arabic, astronomy, and mathematics.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026
Ruby memorized them while dealing with a family tragedy.
—Caitlin Hu, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
For the competition, students have memorized more than 100 inspirational quotes from Black historical figures.
—Monique John, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for memorized
Verb
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Alison Wood Brooks, a behavioral research scientist and professor at Harvard Business School, has studied pre-performance anxiety and the science of communication.—
Rustin Dodd,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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Why Creatine Powder Still Leads on Research The science backing creatine powder is deeper, simply because it’s been studied for decades.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
Verb
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For much of history, before humans learned how to engineer immunity, almost every parent had to bury at least one of their children, and often more.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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The young star learned nothing comes easy at Madison Square Garden.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
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