as in learns
to commit to memory
everyone has to memorize a poem for next week's class
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Recent Examples of memorizes
But then this mofo goes and memorizes totally needless ingredients in bacon ranch chicken sandwiches.
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Apr. 2026
Inside his suite, Jed memorizes the code to Roper’s safe, which holds the arms trade certificate, then quietly shares the number with Pine (allowing Burr to access it from the hotel) when the whole group visits a local casino.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Apr. 2026
Inside his suite, Jed memorizes the code to Roper’s safe, which holds the arms trade certificate, then quietly shares the number with Pine (allowing Burr to access it from the hotel) when the whole group visits a local casino.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for memorizes
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The star learns beauty tips from her daughter, too.—
Jackie Fields,
PEOPLE,
5 May 2026
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That means the robot collects its own data, learns from simulation and applies those lessons in the real world.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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The 25-year-old, who studies fashion at Los Angeles Trade Technical College, now sits in an immigration detention facility in Texas, alongside her 47-year-old mother.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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Howell, who studies Arab American history, pointed to Qahwah House in Dearborn, Michigan, as being responsible for kickstarting the rise of these types of coffee shops.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Holmes knows the difference between a hundred and forty types of tobacco ash.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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No one ever quite knows how an event will be interrupted, a notion that was proved bizarrely at last week’s World Snooker Championships when an audience member halted proceedings to protest about the BBC licence fee.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
8 May 2026
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“Memorizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memorizes. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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