mnemonic
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We in the Midwest have always remembered the names of the five lakes by using the mnemonic HOMES—Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
I still remember some of the mnemonic tricks she used for some of the harder letters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2024
For the uninitiated, this saying is a mnemonic device that helps Seattleites remember the names and order of the city’s streets.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 6, 2023
Lists are a mnemonic device, and the list I’m offering in this video discussion of the best films I’ve seen so far this year is, above all, a way of rescuing these films from oblivion.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 9, 2023
Each name elicited a tick on a list and a brief mnemonic stare from the teacher.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
Cognitive science shows that mnemonics help memory, distinctive voice draws attention and a sense of joy strengthens retention.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2025
He told The Washington Post that mnemonics and word association have “nothing to do with intelligence, only memory.”
From Washington Post ● Apr. 8, 2023
However, rhyme works well and mnemonics work well.
From New York Times ● Mar. 24, 2016
Rather than constructing a complex system of mnemonics, perhaps it is possible simply to boost the strength of the memory as it is imprinted.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 12, 2014
Learning notes on a staff certainly seems dull, but coming up with mnemonics for the notes on the staff can actually be fun.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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