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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Everyone is genuinely excited to be there, happily chatting with strangers about a reality show that’s captured our hearts and minds.
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Glamour, 10 July 2025
Many within the movement see the language of warfare as spiritually focused on prayer, evangelism and influencing hearts and minds.
—Art Jipson, The Conversation, 8 July 2025
But the religious tradition has increasingly become a battleground for the control of Tibetan hearts and minds, especially since the contested reincarnation of the Panchen Lama, the second-highest figure in the religion.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 2 July 2025
In our hearts and minds that’s where the story ends.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Glamour, 10 July 2025
Many within the movement see the language of warfare as spiritually focused on prayer, evangelism and influencing hearts and minds.
—Art Jipson, The Conversation, 8 July 2025
But the religious tradition has increasingly become a battleground for the control of Tibetan hearts and minds, especially since the contested reincarnation of the Panchen Lama, the second-highest figure in the religion.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 2 July 2025
In our hearts and minds that’s where the story ends.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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“Hearts and minds.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hearts%20and%20minds. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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