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 on the Web 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. 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

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“Weathercock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weathercock. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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