harked

past tense of hark
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
  • Thankfully, then-general manager Scott Howson and director of amateur scouting Paul Castron listened to Riley’s pleadings.
    Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The researchers did not actively intercept communications but only passively listened to what was being transmitted.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This old bloke from the Tanami remembered the gold rush days, and probably heard stories about eating Chinamen.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
  • If the sky turns ominous and thunder can be heard, find a secure place for shelter.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2025
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  • Wilson is building a collection of these plays in her eight-year career, but this one harkened back to another turnaround jumper from the left side of the floor that put shorthanded Las Vegas up six against the New York Liberty in Game 4 of the 2023 WNBA Finals.
    Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
  • With a single-player campaign set in the Nineties, the game’s story had a deliriously fun espionage hook that harkened back to the series’ heyday of the original Modern Warfare trilogy and early Black Ops titles.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Harked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harked. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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