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or harkened
as in listened
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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Kollra had listened over two-and-a-half weeks to testimony and arguments, including testimony from one of the officers, who offered an account of the events leading up to the shooting.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Mar. 2026 -
When Lindy shouted, women listened.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
22 Mar. 2026
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Before the collision, an air traffic controller can be heard on airport communications frantically telling the fire truck to stop.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Mar. 2026
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The bill was heard in the Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation last week, and it was referred to what’s called the suspense file, a process in the statehouse where bills with fiscal impacts are set aside in the Appropriations Committee for later consideration.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Hearkened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hearkened. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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