muscle memory
noun
: the ability to repeat a specific muscular movement with improved efficiency and accuracy that is acquired through practice and repetition
They practice their routines with mind-numbing repetitiveness, for hours and days, weeks and years, so that each spinning, twisting landing off the high bar becomes an act of muscle memory.—
E. M. Swift
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Consistent messaging helps increase donors’ muscle memory, which can build loyalty.
—Cherian Koshy, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
And attacking Biden appears to be muscle memory at this point, Congress and Campaigns Editor David Sivak wrote for us this morning.
—Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Aug. 2024
Gaza should shock Washington out of the muscle memory that guides too many of its actions.
—Ben Rhodes, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
Most of her mother’s instincts were still there; muscle memory compensated for some of the damage.
—Nell Freudenberger, The New Yorker, 28 July 2024
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Cherian Koshy, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
And attacking Biden appears to be muscle memory at this point, Congress and Campaigns Editor David Sivak wrote for us this morning.
—Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Aug. 2024
Gaza should shock Washington out of the muscle memory that guides too many of its actions.
—Ben Rhodes, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
Most of her mother’s instincts were still there; muscle memory compensated for some of the damage.
—Nell Freudenberger, The New Yorker, 28 July 2024
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“Muscle memory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muscle%20memory. Accessed 23 Sep. 2024.
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