as in studying
to commit to memory
everyone has to memorize a poem for next week's class
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Recent Examples of memorizing
Quaid, who portrayed the imposing Cousin Eddie in the movie, said that Chase had trouble memorizing his dialogue while filming a particularly verbose breakdown scene near the climax of the film.
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 31 Aug. 2025
A little circular icon at the bottom of the screen tracks and visualizes your exact thumb motion with a red line to make memorizing tricks easier.
—Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Every play Thomas makes on the floor is a reflection of her sharpness, but also her decade-plus of time spent memorizing coverages and player tendencies.
—Shane Young, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 31 Aug. 2025
A little circular icon at the bottom of the screen tracks and visualizes your exact thumb motion with a red line to make memorizing tricks easier.
—Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Every play Thomas makes on the floor is a reflection of her sharpness, but also her decade-plus of time spent memorizing coverages and player tendencies.
—Shane Young, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for memorizing
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Empowerment Plan started as Veronika Scott's class project while studying at Detroit's College of Creative Studies, George said.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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During Alina’s sentence, her daughter had looked after their home while also studying biomedicine.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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The line in Swift's song and The Life of a Showgirl's cover art appears to be inspired by a Victorian-era painting that depicts the scene in Hamlet when Ophelia goes crazy and falls into a stream and drowns after learning Hamlet killed her father.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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Whether kids are learning tricks, competing with friends, or just marveling at the floating string, ZipString delivers the perfect mix of science, wonder and fun.—
Emily Glover,
Parents,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Memorizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memorizing. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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