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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But, somewhere on the side of a snowy mountain pass in the tiny alpine country of Andorra, all that muscle memory evaporated.
—Kade Krichko, Outside Online, 6 Mar. 2025
Changing the muscle memory of the entire staff of 40 chefs who have been trained using plastic in cooking school and in other restaurants without giving it a second thought, was extremely challenging.
—Michelle Greenwald, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Memory holes are so user-friendly—so thoroughly intuitive—that using them quickly becomes a matter of muscle memory.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2025
This builds muscle memory, helps identify improvements and ensures your team knows exactly what to do when an incident evitably occurs.
—James Blake, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
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Kade Krichko, Outside Online, 6 Mar. 2025
Changing the muscle memory of the entire staff of 40 chefs who have been trained using plastic in cooking school and in other restaurants without giving it a second thought, was extremely challenging.
—Michelle Greenwald, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Memory holes are so user-friendly—so thoroughly intuitive—that using them quickly becomes a matter of muscle memory.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2025
This builds muscle memory, helps identify improvements and ensures your team knows exactly what to do when an incident evitably occurs.
—James Blake, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for muscle memory
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“Muscle memory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muscle%20memory. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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