as in listens
to pay attention especially through the act of hearing
young people would do well to read this wise and witty book and harken to its message
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Recent Examples of harkens
The outdoor courtyard harkens back to the restaurant’s beginnings, but the Sunny’s team has built out an impressive 13,000-square-foot, 220-seat space.
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2024
Now, Alejandro is heading out on tour next month to introduce a new generation to a genre of music that harkens back to Mexican love songs from a bygone era.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
This bottle harkens the extinct Macrostylis villosa subspecies 1 + 2, a flower from South Africa last recorded in 1960.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
The phrase harkens back to the same decade a century ago, when massive economic growth prompted a construction boom and rising prosperity for families.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2024
That project, which has in many ways become Sherpa’s signature series, harkens back to his childhood in Nepal.
—Sakshi Agrawal, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2024
Tori Latham, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2024
Now, Alejandro is heading out on tour next month to introduce a new generation to a genre of music that harkens back to Mexican love songs from a bygone era.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
This bottle harkens the extinct Macrostylis villosa subspecies 1 + 2, a flower from South Africa last recorded in 1960.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
The phrase harkens back to the same decade a century ago, when massive economic growth prompted a construction boom and rising prosperity for families.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2024
That project, which has in many ways become Sherpa’s signature series, harkens back to his childhood in Nepal.
—Sakshi Agrawal, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Harkens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harkens. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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