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Recent Examples of hearkens
Flip Phone Shorty, of course, hearkens to those devices of yesteryear that defined the Y2k aesthetic, which has recently been all the rage.
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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
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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The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
3 Feb. 2026
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Thecla listens intently while sitting in her home by the window.—
Christy Cobb,
The Conversation,
16 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The scene in San Francisco harkens to the days when a prepubescent girl leaped around the Oakland Ice Center as if nothing bothered her.—
Elliott Almond,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Both Berry and Markle’s takes on minimalist outerwear harkens back to a certain style evocative of 1990s minimalism, where playful proportions and some nods to tailoring incorporated into statement coats.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Hearkens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hearkens. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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