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
These die-hard fans memorize songs, dances, and individual cheers for each player to keep the energy high, and their antics are at least as interesting as the action on the field.
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Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2025
These include: Have the child memorize their full name, address, and cell phone number.
—Fernanda Galan, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2025
Carissa, who is also fluent in Spanish, is known for memorizing movie lines, cooking, swimming – and now, thanks to her viral video, running with unstoppable determination.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 12 July 2025
My mother’s subjectivities also became rote facts to be memorized: in 1945 Mildred Pierce should have won the Oscar but didn’t, in 1951 Streetcar should have won but didn’t, in 1976 Network should have won but didn’t, etc.
—Joanna Howard
july 10, Literary Hub, 10 July 2025
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Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2025
These include: Have the child memorize their full name, address, and cell phone number.
—Fernanda Galan, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2025
Carissa, who is also fluent in Spanish, is known for memorizing movie lines, cooking, swimming – and now, thanks to her viral video, running with unstoppable determination.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 12 July 2025
My mother’s subjectivities also became rote facts to be memorized: in 1945 Mildred Pierce should have won the Oscar but didn’t, in 1951 Streetcar should have won but didn’t, in 1976 Network should have won but didn’t, etc.
—Joanna Howard
july 10, Literary Hub, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for memorize
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This week on Bachelor in Paradise, the singles learned about the cash prize — and love was suddenly the last thing on (most of) their minds.—
Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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From your local furniture store to your neighbor’s landscaping business to a mid-level retailer, everyone has learned over the past 20-some years how to create an online footprint, one way or another, with Google search.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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The idea was to recreate the original arguments to study the legal theories and the courtroom jousts that shaped landmark decisions.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
30 July 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement Last month, the Council on Criminal Justice launched a nonpartisan task force on AI, to study how AI could be used in the criminal justice system safely and ethically.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
30 July 2025
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“Memorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memorize. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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