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Recent Examples of hearkens
What is your response to the criticism that this pick hearkens to an era of Florida politics that is long gone?
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Sofia Baltodano, Miami Herald, 12 June 2026
Yenson reminds readers that the pope’s choice of name hearkens to Pope Leo XIII, who initiated modern Catholic social teaching and emphasized peace and justice.
—Kalpana Jain, The Conversation, 13 Apr. 2026
Flip Phone Shorty, of course, hearkens to those devices of yesteryear that defined the Y2k aesthetic, which has recently been all the rage.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 7 Dec. 2025
Eventually, the team chose Sacramento, where much of downtown still hearkens to the mid-20th century with block upon block of drab government buildings.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Sofia Baltodano, Miami Herald, 12 June 2026
Yenson reminds readers that the pope’s choice of name hearkens to Pope Leo XIII, who initiated modern Catholic social teaching and emphasized peace and justice.
—Kalpana Jain, The Conversation, 13 Apr. 2026
Flip Phone Shorty, of course, hearkens to those devices of yesteryear that defined the Y2k aesthetic, which has recently been all the rage.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 7 Dec. 2025
Eventually, the team chose Sacramento, where much of downtown still hearkens to the mid-20th century with block upon block of drab government buildings.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hearkens
Verb
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This is a brand whose clothing is the sartorial equivalent of that person in the room who everyone listens to, despite them never raising their voice.—
Rachel Ingram,
Robb Report,
14 June 2026
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Behind the scenes, Spatial Hearing AI listens to the 3D acoustic environment and maps the soundscape, isolating each source and distinguishing between multiple speakers, so that devices can respond adaptively, guided by the context of their surroundings.—
Scott Kramer,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
Verb
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The name harkens back to some of the earliest days of the North American colonies.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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The adults-only fundraiser will feature dinner and a dance floor that harkens back to the ’70s.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 June 2026
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“Hearkens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hearkens. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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