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memorize

[mem-uh-rahyz] / ˈmɛm əˌraɪz /


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“I was scared I was going to be taken away without my family even knowing. I had to memorize two phone numbers in case they did take me.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

My father’s sight was so bad that he had to look at the music about 2 inches away, memorize one or two phrases and then practice what he memorized.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 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

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

On the whole, they preferred systems that were simple to memorize.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

Although many friends love Wordle and crossword puzzles, Viorst memorizes poems.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 31, 2025

Because of the large number of parameters in machine learning models, there is a potential that the machine learning method memorizes some data it was trained on.

From Salon Jun. 1, 2024

No actor memorizes the whole screenplay before you start, but Aria did.

From Seattle Times Oct. 27, 2023

“He’s so good, and he’s got a good brain that he memorizes them all,” said Wade Jr., 27, adding later, “If we’re making him work, it’s because we’re scoring runs and I’m all for it.”

From New York Times Aug. 28, 2021

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

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

I’ve memorized the order of 20 shuffled decks of cards.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 27, 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

June, for a bat mitzvah scene you memorized a complicated Torah portion.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 15, 2025

It was of no help that she had memorized a few street names.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

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

Too often, civics is reduced to memorizing the mechanics of government.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 6, 2026

“For memorizing all the great speeches of history is of little value if one cannot find words to speak the truth of one’s own heart.”

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood




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