hearken back
verb
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hearkened back or harkened back; hearkening back or harkening back; hearkens back or harkens back
: to go back to or recall to mind something in the past : hark back
—usually used with to
This place caters to Americans and hearkens back to days when the town attracted famous celebrities.—
Barbara Zaragoza
Barbara ZaragozaGreenberg worked very closely with the laboratory which harkened back to his earliest days in the film business …—Ron Magid
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Just five years later, Lady Gaga — who had appeared as a side-stage act in 2007 — followed in a tradition hearkening back to Cypress Hill and Rage Against the Machine as former side-stage artists who can point to Lollapalooza as heralding their headliner-level acclaim.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 14 June 2024
Custer’s Last Stand reenactments hearken back to Buffalo Bill’s Wild West shows, popular from the 1870s to the 1920s.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
But what was overlooked during that hype was George’s strong singing, which hearkened back to the reggae and American R&B singers that were influential to him.
—David Chiu, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
The ad-free, clean interface hearkens back to the elder engine's early days.
—Theara Coleman, theweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 14 June 2024
Custer’s Last Stand reenactments hearken back to Buffalo Bill’s Wild West shows, popular from the 1870s to the 1920s.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
But what was overlooked during that hype was George’s strong singing, which hearkened back to the reggae and American R&B singers that were influential to him.
—David Chiu, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
The ad-free, clean interface hearkens back to the elder engine's early days.
—Theara Coleman, theweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Hearken back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hearken%20back. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.
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