as in listened
to pay attention especially through the act of hearing
young people would do well to read this wise and witty book and harken to its message
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Recent Examples of harkened
In conversation with Patel, Farley harkened back to this legacy and argued that the early 21st century isn’t so different from the early 20th, and that America is facing a very big choice.
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Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Related Articles Pink’s glam harkened back to her pop rock roots, with heavy black eye shadow and bold brows.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025
Sypher, now the organization's vice president of field operations, harkened back to the days of budget airline flights and walking through the basement of the Chicago O’Hare airport to meet Turning Point's leader.
—Helen Rummel, AZCentral.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The look harkened back to her leggy ensemble at the 2012 Oscars.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
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
And Jimmy Kimmel pranked Guillermo in a way that also harkened to older, meaner prank TV.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025
His suit featured four-bar motifs, which harkened back to the label’s men’s resort 2024 collection.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 27 Jan. 2025
The Legislature’s pushback has harkened back to a time in which lawmakers more regularly exercised their power against the governor.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Related Articles Pink’s glam harkened back to her pop rock roots, with heavy black eye shadow and bold brows.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025
Sypher, now the organization's vice president of field operations, harkened back to the days of budget airline flights and walking through the basement of the Chicago O’Hare airport to meet Turning Point's leader.
—Helen Rummel, AZCentral.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The look harkened back to her leggy ensemble at the 2012 Oscars.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
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
And Jimmy Kimmel pranked Guillermo in a way that also harkened to older, meaner prank TV.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025
His suit featured four-bar motifs, which harkened back to the label’s men’s resort 2024 collection.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 27 Jan. 2025
The Legislature’s pushback has harkened back to a time in which lawmakers more regularly exercised their power against the governor.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harkened
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Meanwhile, people who listened to the fear sold perfectly good stocks and missed major gains.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Banning the song turned out to be useless; millions of people simply listened to it on YouTube.—
Anna Nemtsova,
The Atlantic,
30 Sep. 2025
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Summer, filming her sister at the table, can be heard in the background prompting her to keep going.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Mthethwa also faced an ongoing probe that heard allegations by a provincial police commissioner who accused him of attempting to obstruct the prosecution of a former head of South Africa’s Crime Intelligence Services who was being investigated for corruption.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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