HARKENED BACK (TO) Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

harkened back (to)

verb

past tense of harken back (to)

as in remembered

to bring back to mind let's harken back to what we learned last week

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The same fear resurfaced, smaller and less remembered, when the printing press began moving knowledge out of memory and onto the page.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
Jeff Bezos' Dolly Parton Instagram post draws criticism Bezos remembered Parton in an Instagram post alongside a throwback photo of the pair from 2022, when the Amazon founder presented her with the Bezos Courage and Civility Award.

— sameen, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

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The bystander recalled everyone around her jumping into action.

— Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
Ternus, the colleague recalled, would spend about an hour in the morning reimagining a product with computer software, then walk into the in-house machine shop and fabricate the part himself on a mill or lathe.

— Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026

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