as in studied
to commit to memory
everyone has to memorize a poem for next week's class
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Recent Examples of memorized
Zeb-un-Nissa was declared a ḥāfiẓ (one who has memorized the Qurʾān) at the age of seven and was trained in Arabic, astronomy, and mathematics.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026
A student can graduate with honors, having memorized the Phillips curve and explained the mechanics of quantitative easing, and still have no idea how compound interest works against a borrower.
—Gerald Bradshaw, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Ruby memorized them while dealing with a family tragedy.
—Caitlin Hu, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
For the competition, students have memorized more than 100 inspirational quotes from Black historical figures.
—Monique John, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
The other judge acknowledged that Claude had memorized significant portions of books but said that the plaintiffs had failed to allege that this was a problem.
—Alex Reisner, The Atlantic, 9 Jan. 2026
Chalamet then studied and memorized these beats.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 7 Jan. 2026
Throughout the long journey, South Park has created diehard fans who have practically memorized the entire run of the series.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2026
This documentary has the inspirational movie recipe memorized.
—Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Jan. 2026
Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026
A student can graduate with honors, having memorized the Phillips curve and explained the mechanics of quantitative easing, and still have no idea how compound interest works against a borrower.
—Gerald Bradshaw, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Ruby memorized them while dealing with a family tragedy.
—Caitlin Hu, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
For the competition, students have memorized more than 100 inspirational quotes from Black historical figures.
—Monique John, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
The other judge acknowledged that Claude had memorized significant portions of books but said that the plaintiffs had failed to allege that this was a problem.
—Alex Reisner, The Atlantic, 9 Jan. 2026
Chalamet then studied and memorized these beats.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 7 Jan. 2026
Throughout the long journey, South Park has created diehard fans who have practically memorized the entire run of the series.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2026
This documentary has the inspirational movie recipe memorized.
—Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for memorized
Verb
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Winkler had studied thousands of wrecks.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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This is tied to principles studied in psychology, especially how a person’s surroundings shape their emotional state.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
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After 20 years with the Broward school district as a teacher and, recently, a transportation supervisor, Venice Jackson learned Wednesday her job was being cut.—
Joan Murray,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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There’s a long trail of quarterbacks who learned the hard way by testing Clark.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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