MEMORIZED Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

memorized

verb

past tense of memorize

as in studied

to commit to memory everyone has to memorize a poem for next week's class

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Recent Examples of memorized Others are employing the old-fashioned strategy deployed by their parents, strutting up to storefronts with resume in hand and elevator pitch memorized. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026 For all the public, open source repos where most of the benchmarks are run, every single model has basically memorized the repo. — ArsTechnica, 20 July 2026 The Bible’s message was seen as not only informative but salvific, and the monastic who memorized its words filled his or her soul with divine wisdom. — Literary Hub, 6 July 2026 Knowing the show is a heavy lift, Ross came into rehearsals with the script already memorized. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2026 Try to have your recipe or ingredients memorized or easily accessible should someone have questions about what’s in your tempting treat. — Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 30 June 2026 Perhaps only Meagher had nearly memorized it. — Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 20 June 2026 The other half is King’s reaction, memorized by fans who grew up in the hopefulness of the Rose years. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026 Shailene Woodley’s Paradise character Annie may have memorized every nook and cranny of Elvis Presley’s Memphis estate Graceland, but the actress herself hasn’t made the pilgrimage there in the wake of her affecting performance in the show’s second season. — Scott Huver, Deadline, 26 Apr. 2026

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Rates rose in every age group and every racial and ethnic group studied.

— Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Katz had studied in the Hesder program at Yeshivat Kerem B’Yavneh, combining Torah study with military service.

— Deborah Danan, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026

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But the group had learned of the Phantom Orchestra, a group in Tbilisi, the capital of what is now Georgia, composed of musicians, poets and activists who had been barred from leaving the Soviet Union.

— Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026
Oliver has been grieving throughout training camp and many of his teammates only learned of the tragic accident on Friday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026

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