as in listened
to pay attention especially through the act of hearing
upon hearing the offending ringing, the teacher sarcastically cried, "Hark! Could that possibly be a cell phone?"
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Verb
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Early warning signs are only useful if listened to.—
Marianne Cooper,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025 -
And in the stillness of a paused world, people listened.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
8 Sep. 2025
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Trump heard it, liked it, and began repeating it himself.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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One shot can be heard in the video.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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The look harkened back to her leggy ensemble at the 2012 Oscars.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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The panel harkened back to 2001, when former Mayor Rich Crotty convened a similar group to review the jail.—
Ryan Gillespie,
Orlando Sentinel,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Harked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harked. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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