change of heart

noun phrase

: a reversal in position or attitude

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Just weeks after workers there were ordered back into the office, and were met with a range of issues like limited parking and makeshift office spaces, the agency has had a change of heart. Kirstie McDermott | This Column Was Created By Jobbio, The Hill, 18 Apr. 2025 The question is whether either Roberts or Kavanaugh have had a change of heart since Milligan was decided only two years ago. Ian Millhiser, Vox, 24 Mar. 2025 Scottish sheep farmer and Whitfield’s right-hand man, Banner Creighton, experiences a change of heart in the final episode but is killed at the station after saving Jacob’s life. Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025 The two biggest questions now: Will Cena have a change of heart at WrestleMania? Sean Neumann, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for change of heart

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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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 Apr. 2025.

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