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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  1. remembering
  2. recalling
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  • Many came to mourn at candlelight vigils, remembering the young mother and shining a light on domestic violence.
    — Christina Fan, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Following the news of Mitte’s death, Cranston, Aaron Paul and Dean Norris are among those remembering the actor.
    — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of remembering
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  • In 2024, the CPSC unanimously rejected that argument, ruling that Amazon was legally responsible for recalling more than 400,000 hazardous products.
    — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Again, the retrospective attracted a new generation of filmgoers, with Ghermani recalling long lines of young audiences waiting to attend screenings of Yang’s films.
    — Lise Pedersen, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of recalling
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“Harkening back (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harkening%20back%20%28to%29. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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