change of heart

noun phrase

: a reversal in position or attitude

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If tariffs earn broad approval as a proven success, that change of heart will take its place alongside some other shifts that would make today's Republican Party unrecognizable to the conservative activists of 40 years ago. Mark Davis, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025 The Wall Street firm’s change of heart comes in the middle of a steep market nosedive. Fred Imbert, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025 Both theories are plausible, but neither fully explains Broccoli’s head-scratching change of heart. Benjamin Svetkey and Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2025 Just three years later, Bruford had a sudden change of heart and started playing small-scale jazz shows around England with the Pete Roth Trio. Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 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 25 Mar. 2025.

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