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
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.
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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
And why does virtually every Palestinian have those dates memorized by heart?
—Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
Gray, 65, memorized the meal schedule here years ago.
—Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Nov. 2025
Drivers don't use maps, having the directions from station to station memorized during their training.
—Hadley Hitson, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025
Jokes that could very well work in his trademark loose-documentary style fall flat when read by actors who’ve simply memorized their lines.
—Anne Victoria Clark, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
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
And why does virtually every Palestinian have those dates memorized by heart?
—Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
Gray, 65, memorized the meal schedule here years ago.
—Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Nov. 2025
Drivers don't use maps, having the directions from station to station memorized during their training.
—Hadley Hitson, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025
Jokes that could very well work in his trademark loose-documentary style fall flat when read by actors who’ve simply memorized their lines.
—Anne Victoria Clark, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for memorized
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Ziyad Al-Aly, a clinical epidemiologist who has studied longer-term health effects from COVID, did the math.—
Stephanie Armour,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Why Progress Remains Elusive The most sobering conclusion from the last several years of reports is that the BOP’s problems are not unknown, under-studied, or misunderstood.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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But the lessons learned from the disasters have to steer NASA in its drive to push boundaries.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Jan. 2026
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Using robotic fins, researchers at the University of California, Riverside, have learned how stingrays swim with impressive control.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Jan. 2026
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