from memory
idiom
: without reading or looking at notes
She delivered the speech (entirely) from memory.
She can recite from memory the capitals of all the states of the U.S.
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Several years had gone by and Huff was unable to recall any of their identities from memory except one.
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Seth Harp, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2025
But my absolute favorite ones were the ones that my mom would tell me from memory.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 24 July 2025
The key innovation was to invent an architecture that can lay out any program’s instructions spatially on a chip rather than delivering them sequentially from memory as is done now in processors that follow the von Neumann architecture, says Lucia.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 July 2025
Made from memory foam, this pillow will cradle your neck and head, giving you a comfortable place to rest your head at the end of a long day.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 14 May 2025
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Seth Harp, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2025
But my absolute favorite ones were the ones that my mom would tell me from memory.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 24 July 2025
The key innovation was to invent an architecture that can lay out any program’s instructions spatially on a chip rather than delivering them sequentially from memory as is done now in processors that follow the von Neumann architecture, says Lucia.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 July 2025
Made from memory foam, this pillow will cradle your neck and head, giving you a comfortable place to rest your head at the end of a long day.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 14 May 2025
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“From memory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20memory. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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