from memory

phrase

: without using notes
delivered the entire speech from memory

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Dodd recites it from memory in Wolverine’s voice with a growl. Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026 Semiconductors, ranging from memory chips to graphics processing units, are critical for the AI boom. John Towfighi, CNN Money, 9 July 2026 Officers get pulled away mid-report and hours later must try to reconstruct details from memory. Matthew Polega, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 Instead of repeatedly recalculating outcomes, the chip retrieves answers directly from memory. IEEE Spectrum, 28 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for from memory

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“From memory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20memory. Accessed 17 Jul. 2026.

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