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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Sadly, by the time the ending — easy, predictable, full of hope — rolls around, the story is already fading from memory.
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Gabino Iglesias, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
To do so requires creativity aimed at cognitive or processing fluency to facilitate retrieval from memory.
—Kirk Wakefield, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Did Alex handle more of the technical work so that Ray could focus on the authenticity of each moment from memory?
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2025
But the meltdown against Texas Tech, in which the Hogs wasted a 13-point lead with five minutes remaining, won’t fade from memory anytime soon.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2025
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Gabino Iglesias, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
To do so requires creativity aimed at cognitive or processing fluency to facilitate retrieval from memory.
—Kirk Wakefield, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Did Alex handle more of the technical work so that Ray could focus on the authenticity of each moment from memory?
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2025
But the meltdown against Texas Tech, in which the Hogs wasted a 13-point lead with five minutes remaining, won’t fade from memory anytime soon.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2025
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“From memory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20memory. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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