hearts and minds
plural noun
: people's emotions and reasoning
We must appeal to and win (over) the hearts and minds of the people.
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Selected by roughly 575 voting members, the Critics Choice Awards tend to reflect broader industry consensus, offering a temperature check on which films have captured critical hearts and minds.
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Clayton Davis, Variety, 5 Dec. 2025
While the coalition focuses on hearts and minds, the city’s reparations commission is concentrating on data and accountability.
—J.m. Banks
november 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2025
Sometimes, the impression is given that Israel thinks everyone hates them so why care about winning over hearts and minds?
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
There is a tug of war underway for their hearts and minds.
—Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
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Clayton Davis, Variety, 5 Dec. 2025
While the coalition focuses on hearts and minds, the city’s reparations commission is concentrating on data and accountability.
—J.m. Banks
november 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2025
Sometimes, the impression is given that Israel thinks everyone hates them so why care about winning over hearts and minds?
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
There is a tug of war underway for their hearts and minds.
—Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hearts and minds
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“Hearts and minds.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hearts%20and%20minds. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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