weather vane

noun

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A number of public spirited citizens have taken up a collection among themselves for the purpose of putting a weather vane atop the water works tower. Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025 The more Sony Pictures data keeps leaking, the more my moral compass spins like a weather vane in a hurricane. Andrew Wallenstein, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024 Their opinions shift like a human weather vane depending on what’s in it for them. Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 15 Nov. 2024 Lala, like a weather vane with lip implants, always goes whichever way the wind blows. Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for weather vane 

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First Known Use

circa 1721, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of weather vane was circa 1721

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“Weather vane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weather%20vane. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.

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