HEARKENED Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

hearkened

verb

variants or harkened

past tense of hearken

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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On Thursday, Owens’ fellow inductees and emcee Fran Fraschilla listened intently as Owens, still sharp and quick with a line, mixed gratitude with humor during his remarks.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026
Through a microphone, the journalists listened as Pike spoke what were meant to be her last words—about love—and sang with her Buddhist spiritual adviser.

— Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026

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The committee heard substantial evidence that construction workers had smoked on site, and several cigarette butts and some partially burned materials, such as cardboard boxes, were found on the flat roof.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
Someone in the area can be heard using whistles, a tool that some activists have employed to alert people when ICE is in the area.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

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