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
Identify your emergency contacts, memorize their phone numbers, and make sure your contacts can access all of your documents.
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Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 29 Jan. 2026
There’s no need to memorize anything now.
—Nell Freudenberger, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
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.
—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
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Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 29 Jan. 2026
There’s no need to memorize anything now.
—Nell Freudenberger, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for memorize
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Join the event for an easy 90-minute walk to sight and learn about the winter avian community.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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In addition, parents tended to be confident that children could learn to like most adult foods.—
Olga Khazan,
The Atlantic,
17 Feb. 2026
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At the time of his death, he was focused on studying comets and astroids that could pose a hazard to Earth.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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The team studied how Fe-SMA bonds with UHPFRC, and attempted to combine the two materials.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Memorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memorize. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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