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

harkening back (to)

verb

present participle of harken back (to)

as in remembering

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

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That said, today's edition is dedicated to remembering what summer Saturdays are all about.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Some servers have worked alongside Hug for more than 20 years, remembering customers’ anniversaries, favorite wines, and preferred tables.

— Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

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The Socialist leader replied in his own letter by recalling that Spain had, in solidarity with the EU, taken in migrants who arrived to eastern European nations from Belarus in 2021 and to the southern Italian island of Lampedusa in 2023.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
The Socialist leader replied in his own letter by recalling that Spain had taken in migrants who arrived at eastern European nations from Belarus in 2021 and at the southern Italian island of Lampedusa in 2023.

— Sam McNeil, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026

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