as in to remember
to bring back to mind
an elderly man who liked to hearken back to "the good old days"
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Tina Knowles remembers growing up in a loving and raucous family of nine.—
Sara Sidner,
CNN Money,
11 May 2025 -
He is best remembered in art and literature, however, for his showdown with Attila the Hun, leader of one of the most powerful fighting forces of its age.—
Alison Hudson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 May 2025
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Cain ripped a single into left field, a ball that, as then-general manager Dayton Moore recalled, hugged the line.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
17 May 2025
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Torres recalled how her slain sibling had been dating someone else before taking up with the new boyfriend — with Lisette’s life then falling to pieces over the course of a few spiraling months, according to her sister.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
17 May 2025
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“Hearken back (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hearken%20back%20%28to%29. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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