memorize
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Given the accolades, it seems likely Goldberg only needs to memorize her lines and the rest will follow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
And because the storyline called for employees who already knew one another, actors had to memorize years of shared backstory in case Norman asked about their history.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026
Under the current system, catchers and pitchers are expected to memorize those numbers and then recall them perfectly in the heat of competition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
To support that goal, the researchers have released some questions publicly while keeping the majority hidden so that AI models cannot simply memorize the answers.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 13, 2026
Before leaving New York, I enrolled in a monthlong French class taught by a beautiful young Parisian woman who had us memorize a series of dialogues from an audiocassette that accompanied our textbook.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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Although many friends love Wordle and crossword puzzles, Viorst memorizes poems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 31, 2025
No actor memorizes the whole screenplay before you start, but Aria did.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 27, 2023
Sure, Sam helps her mom set up a puja and memorizes a few Hindu prayers in preparation for defeating the Pishacha.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2023
Roeder himself competes in the World Series of Poker and the Scrabble Players Championship, for which he memorizes nearly 35,000 words.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 4, 2022
She reads the first half of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea so many times, she practically memorizes it.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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But AI wasn’t allowed for quizzes or exams testing memorized subjects, said the 22-year-old, who majored in business computer information systems.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
This refers to the ability to apply learned skills beyond the exact situations encountered during training, using general rules rather than memorized examples.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 28, 2026
Usually the kids from one grade recite a poem they’ve memorized.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
June, for a bat mitzvah scene you memorized a complicated Torah portion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2025
Shawn found out Sadie’s class schedule and memorized it.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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OK cool, but I’m not memorizing a dozen names.
From Slate ● Jul. 16, 2026
The researchers compared this to a student who scores well by memorizing test formats without actually understanding the material.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 30, 2026
Deeper analysis showed ravens were in fact revisiting spots where wolves commonly took down prey -- animals like deer, elk or bison -- suggesting the birds were creating and memorizing a "resource landscape."
From Barron's ● Mar. 12, 2026
What was once a coping mechanism became a way of chronicling the quotidian and memorizing the mundane.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2025
I looked around, memorizing the landscape to draw it for Papa.
From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys
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