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
For decades, getting the most out of the terminal required that traders memorized an arcane and bewildering set of three- and four-letter keyboard commands and shortcuts, each of which called up a different feature, function, or dataset.
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Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
Shailene Woodley’s Paradise character Annie may have memorized every nook and cranny of Elvis Presley’s Memphis estate Graceland, but the actress herself hasn’t made the pilgrimage there in the wake of her affecting performance in the show’s second season.
—Scott Huver, Deadline, 26 Apr. 2026
Think of it as the difference between a player who memorized every play in the book and one who reads the game in real time.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
That human-bear who memorized lines of poetry as a circus trick grew out of an old Russian fairy tale.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
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.
—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
Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
Shailene Woodley’s Paradise character Annie may have memorized every nook and cranny of Elvis Presley’s Memphis estate Graceland, but the actress herself hasn’t made the pilgrimage there in the wake of her affecting performance in the show’s second season.
—Scott Huver, Deadline, 26 Apr. 2026
Think of it as the difference between a player who memorized every play in the book and one who reads the game in real time.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
That human-bear who memorized lines of poetry as a circus trick grew out of an old Russian fairy tale.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for memorized
Verb
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Upon his return to Pittsburgh, Negri studied musical composition at Carnegie Mellon University and performed extensively in the local music scene, which included playing with pianist Johnny Costa on the CBS TV station KDKA.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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Advertisement How inequality erodes the ballot box In a landmark analysis using data from the V-Dem Institute, scholars Eli Rau and Susan Stokes studied democratic backsliding in dozens of countries since the turn of the 21st century.—
Sarita Gupta,
Time,
2 June 2026
Verb
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Clark learned Jones has an older sister, Phyllis, who was dating Nash in 1980.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
5 June 2026
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Parent Bernadette Vedder said her son, Cherod, learned to speak and control his aggression at the center.—
Morgan Rynor,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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