as in to listen
to pay attention especially through the act of hearing hearken! I hear the distant beat of the hooves of many horses

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Recent Examples on the Web Classic Rock Couture’s fashion aesthetics hearken to the styles of Arizona daughters Stevie Nicks and Linda Ronstadt during their 1970s rocker heydays. Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 3 Mar. 2024 Indeed, his brand of country hearkens to the early 1970s, when country music and rock music mingled freely and no one paid much mind. Preston Jones, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024 The concept hearkens to a different era on Madison Avenue when a really intriguing creative idea often held sway over consumer data, and digital marketing was unheard of. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 1 Feb. 2024 During a hearing Thursday, Carter posed provocative questions to the attorneys and, at one point, hearkened to a time when the VA had thousands of veterans living there. Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2023 See all Example Sentences for hearken 

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“Hearken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hearken. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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