MEMORIZING Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

memorizing

verb

present participle of memorize

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 That relationship is more useful to me than memorizing exactly which way the W should point. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026 The role required memorizing lengthy dialogue loaded with dates and names. — Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026 Ah yes—in addition to memorizing lines and choreography, Hiddleston and Atwell were both reckoning with sleep deprivation and toddler tantrums. — Zing Tsjeng, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026 Instead of memorizing how to navigate a trading platform, an investor of any experience level can now simply describe an objective in plain language. — John Bartleman, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026 In other words, cruise etiquette isn’t about memorizing a list of dos and don’ts. — Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 29 Aug. 2026 Trey Watson Chiefs coach Andy Reid’s playbook is famous for its complexity, and as a result rookies have had trouble memorizing it early in their careers. — Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 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

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Tan-Gillespie eventually became the first in her family to attend college, studying business at the University of Plymouth and graduating in 1996.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
Researchers like us have spent years studying treatment and harm reduction, a field with a wealth of data, including insurance claims.

— J. Travis Donahoe, STAT, 23 Oct. 2026

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The Sun enters your 3rd House, beginning a month that favors learning, writing, conversations, local activity, and following questions farther than usual.

— Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 23 Oct. 2026
The foundation cites decades of research and learning showing that grantees with flexible, long-term funding were better prepared for the unexpected.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

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