hearkens

present tense third-person singular of hearken
as in listens
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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  • The diaphanous dress, covered in eyes, harkens back to a harrowing moment in the film when her character Elisabeth’s eyeball splits.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Hudson is giving the kind of sparkling performance that harkens back to the era of her rom-com dominance.
    Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Hearkens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hearkens. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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