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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Recent Examples of harked
Saturday’s performance and his comment to Adams harked to the 2021 season, and a divisional-round victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, when Stafford put together a winning drive in 42 seconds.
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Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2026
Leonard’s spring 2026 effort was a tribute to California, full of pastel brights, vivid motifs and vintage silhouettes that harked to the ‘70s.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 15 Dec. 2025
Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2026
Leonard’s spring 2026 effort was a tribute to California, full of pastel brights, vivid motifs and vintage silhouettes that harked to the ‘70s.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 15 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harked
Verb
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Hunter and her co-counsel, Roger Moore, had listened to the phone call that Friedmann made to Alice when he was booked.—
James Verini,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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Commissioners on Monday took public comment, listened to county staff and discussed Wilson’s proposal.—
Stephen Hudak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Warplanes could be heard flying low overhead.—
Jon Gambrell,
Fortune,
2 Mar. 2026
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Davidson’s Tourette’s causes involuntary tics, and he was heard cursing throughout the show, however the BBC failed to censor the N-word during its broadcast, causing further harm.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
2 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The indentations in the squishy mud harkened to a creature that had webbed toes and distinct claws.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
11 Feb. 2026
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Kate Middleton harkened back to the 1960s with a vintage coat during a visit to Wales on Tuesday.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Harked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harked. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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