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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The team will now look at the workings of muscle memory on a cellular and molecular level, in an effort to gain new understanding of just how the body holds onto changes made through training.
—New Atlas, 3 Nov. 2024
The Succession connection helps in other ways: After marking a ballot for Culkin, checking Strong’s box, too, might be a matter of muscle memory for voters.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2024
By the time the third quarter rolled around Friday, Sheppard’s muscle memory kicked into high gear.
—Kelly Iko, The Athletic, 13 July 2024
For instance, conducting a social engineering test regularly could build the security institutions and muscle memory needed to be better prepared for real-time cyberattack scenarios.
—Earl Carr, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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New Atlas, 3 Nov. 2024
The Succession connection helps in other ways: After marking a ballot for Culkin, checking Strong’s box, too, might be a matter of muscle memory for voters.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2024
By the time the third quarter rolled around Friday, Sheppard’s muscle memory kicked into high gear.
—Kelly Iko, The Athletic, 13 July 2024
For instance, conducting a social engineering test regularly could build the security institutions and muscle memory needed to be better prepared for real-time cyberattack scenarios.
—Earl Carr, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Muscle memory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muscle%20memory. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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