change of heart

noun phrase

: a reversal in position or attitude

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But in a recent video that has gone viral with almost 1 million views since being shared on January 5, the cat has clearly had a change of heart. Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025 The lack of a formal recommendation cleared the way for Mr. Biden, barring an unexpected change of heart, to end a transaction that became ensnared in election-year politics. Alan Rappeport, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025 That conversation eventually moved behind closed doors into one of the cloak rooms off of the chamber floor, where Trump phoned in to attempt to compel a change of heart. Mike Lillis, The Hill, 3 Jan. 2025 However, the Kelce brothers had a change of heart and recently watched Love Actually. Tim Lammers, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for change of heart 

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of change of heart was in the 14th century

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“Change of heart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/change%20of%20heart. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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