as in chameleon
a person who dexterously and expediently changes or adopts opinions
when the winds suddenly shifted on social values, the weathercocks wasted no time in proclaiming their newfound passion for conservatism
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Recent Examples of weathercock
When the Museum of Old Newbury purchased the weathercock from the First Religious Society of Newburyport in 2018, the presumption was the vane was made by either Shem Drowne or his son Thomas.
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Maysoon Khan, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2019
When a new meeting house was erected on Pleasant Street in 1801, the weathercock went with it.
—Maysoon Khan, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2019
Maysoon Khan, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2019
When a new meeting house was erected on Pleasant Street in 1801, the weathercock went with it.
—Maysoon Khan, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weathercock
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The foliage can be quite the color chameleon, with some selections leafing out in shades of red, purple, lime green, and orange before changing tones as the season advances.—
Libby Monteith Minor,
Southern Living,
20 Apr. 2025
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This time, the moment required the Gators (36-4) to become chameleons.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Weathercock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weathercock. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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