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Recent Examples of hearken
The arguments that monetarists present hearkens to the prepositions taken by the metallists in the debate between metallists and chartalists.
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Vipin Bharathan, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
The bold World of Beer signage and Wild Wing Cafe mural also hearken to its past.
—Charlotte Observer, 5 Aug. 2025
An iron horse hearkens to the railroad, and what the railroad brought to the West, which was expansion, and thereby Native people were somewhat driven back by the expansion of the railroad in the West.
—Lisa De Los Reyes, HollywoodReporter, 27 Apr. 2025
My first impressions were of a gorgeous restaurant and bar that hearkens in style to the glory days of hotel dining with its art deco touches and soaring ceilings.
—Brad Schmitt, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Feb. 2025
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Vipin Bharathan, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
The bold World of Beer signage and Wild Wing Cafe mural also hearken to its past.
—Charlotte Observer, 5 Aug. 2025
An iron horse hearkens to the railroad, and what the railroad brought to the West, which was expansion, and thereby Native people were somewhat driven back by the expansion of the railroad in the West.
—Lisa De Los Reyes, HollywoodReporter, 27 Apr. 2025
My first impressions were of a gorgeous restaurant and bar that hearkens in style to the glory days of hotel dining with its art deco touches and soaring ceilings.
—Brad Schmitt, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hearken
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Riley was equally at ease when talking with the dentist, listening patiently as the man described his fancy new house in a gentrified area.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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Others, like Eric and Lisa Keiser, from Waterford, Pennsylvania, listened from outside the adjacent National Museum of Natural History, where the speeches and music still carried through the crowd as people milled around the Mall enjoying the day’s festivities.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
17 May 2026
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Language access, cultural competency and workforce representation all play critical role in helping people feel respected, heard and supported throughout the healing journey.—
Maria Bledsoe,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 May 2026
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The idea of a faraway place came up, which everybody has heard about but not been to yet.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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“Hearken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hearken. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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