as in listening
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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Recent Examples of harking
For years now, womenswear designers have been delivering us long, thin (and often useless) scarves—harking all the way back to early-aughts Chloé and Marc Jacobs days, when boho-chic ruled the runways.
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2025
Christian Allaire, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harking
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Wu-Tang definitely inspired generations, growing up, listening to them on the radio.—
Jesse Zanger,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Henry and Tabitha were listening to a podcast about a plane crash in the Andes and the gruesome ways the survivors had clung to life in the feral winter hellscape.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
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To commemorate the spirit of this history, Nugget is doing monthly giveaways, harkening back to these gimmicks.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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This is a different shade of minimalism for Marci, harkening to the gutter ’90s-era beatmaking represented by the dingy floppy disk on the album cover.—
Dylan Green,
Pitchfork,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Harking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harking. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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