as in to learn
to commit to memory
everyone has to memorize a poem for next week's class
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But the Democratic playbook has been run so many times, voters have memorized the plays.
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Matthew Continetti, National Review, 8 Mar. 2025
The work suggests that some forms of intelligence might emerge not from memorizing patterns across vast datasets, but from efficiently representing information in compact forms.
—Ars Technica, 6 Mar. 2025
Think of it like a human student who steals and memorizes a math test, fooling his teacher into thinking he’s learned how to do long division.
—Alex Reisner, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2025
But for those who are accustomed to memorizing every beat of the levels in Streets of Rage 4 to survive, the fluidity can be surprising.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Memorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memorize. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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