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
The takeaway is that workers shouldn’t focus exclusively on memorizing today’s hottest job titles.
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Bybryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Across just 30 days in April, students processed about 120,000 surgical instruments, memorizing the specific cleaning requirements for the many types of clamps, scissors and other devices used to perform everything from tumor biopsies to heart transplants.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026
His near-photographic memory and love of sports allowed him at the age of 10 to start memorizing all the winners of the Heisman Trophy – awarded annually to the top player in college football – that date back to 1935.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 28 May 2026
That distinction matters if the goal is communicating naturally rather than simply memorizing phrases.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 24 May 2026
Fox News’ Watters may want to start memorizing a few NFL stats.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 19 May 2026
To get a cab license, drivers must pass the Knowledge, a 161-year-old test that requires memorizing 25,000 streets and thousands of landmarks and businesses.
—Anderson Cooper, CBS News, 17 May 2026
Surprisingly, though, memorizing dialogue came easier than expected.
—Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
Other games involve drawing blindfolded, giving the least popular answer to a survey question, memorizing images and hitting the buzzer after a certain amount of time has passed.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
Bybryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Across just 30 days in April, students processed about 120,000 surgical instruments, memorizing the specific cleaning requirements for the many types of clamps, scissors and other devices used to perform everything from tumor biopsies to heart transplants.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026
His near-photographic memory and love of sports allowed him at the age of 10 to start memorizing all the winners of the Heisman Trophy – awarded annually to the top player in college football – that date back to 1935.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 28 May 2026
That distinction matters if the goal is communicating naturally rather than simply memorizing phrases.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 24 May 2026
Fox News’ Watters may want to start memorizing a few NFL stats.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 19 May 2026
To get a cab license, drivers must pass the Knowledge, a 161-year-old test that requires memorizing 25,000 streets and thousands of landmarks and businesses.
—Anderson Cooper, CBS News, 17 May 2026
Surprisingly, though, memorizing dialogue came easier than expected.
—Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
Other games involve drawing blindfolded, giving the least popular answer to a survey question, memorizing images and hitting the buzzer after a certain amount of time has passed.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for memorizing
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That led to the Identity Project, a multiyear effort in which Bloomfield High School students spent the year studying the Holocaust and genocide.—
Helen I. Bennett,
Hartford Courant,
19 June 2026
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González developed her classic yet defiantly modern approach while studying at the University of Seville, where Spanish masters such as Diego Velázquez and Francisco de Zurbarán painted in the naturalist Baroque tradition.—
Jane Horowitz,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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His 3-year-old son Sonny is learning to swing a fat plastic bat, all while working on his launch angle.—
Barry Svrluga,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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On April 18, 2025, immigration officers went to the Milwaukee County courthouse after learning Flores-Ruiz had reentered the country illegally and was scheduled to appear before Dugan for a hearing in a state battery case.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
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“Memorizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memorizing. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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