as in listens
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 harks
Their joint venture launched March 5, with a lightweight low-runner shape that harks on the core principles of minimalism, something both brands have long championed.
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Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2026
Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harks
Verb
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Like the Bee bracelet, the Omi listens to conversations and offers transcriptions and summaries in-app.—
Brian Cheung,
NBC news,
16 Mar. 2026
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Jonathan practices with intensity but listens with empathy.—
Heide Janssen,
Oc Register,
15 Mar. 2026
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That bravado harkens back to last year’s obliterating of fishing boats and crews, rather than the historical Coast Guard and Navy interdiction.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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With a snazzy woodgrain finish, HP's new line of OmniDesk towers harkens back to an older era of computing on the outside while delivering modern-age components and performance.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
27 Mar. 2026
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Flip Phone Shorty, of course, hearkens to those devices of yesteryear that defined the Y2k aesthetic, which has recently been all the rage.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
7 Dec. 2025
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Eventually, the team chose Sacramento, where much of downtown still hearkens to the mid-20th century with block upon block of drab government buildings.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Harks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harks. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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