come/spring/leap to mind
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: to be remembered or thought of
What comes to mind when you hear his name?
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Singapore Cardinal William Goh and South Korean Cardinal Lazarus You Heung-Sik come to mind.
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Joel Thayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
There have been some dreary performances this season — Aston Villa, Juventus, and Arsenal away from home all spring to mind — where City’s approach play felt a bit too safe, the movement from full-back into midfield quite predictable and containable in front of the opposition defence.
—Thom Harris, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Certainly, the words graceful or athletic do not come to mind.
—Ernie Cowan, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025
A couple teams that come to mind are the Chicago Cubs and New York Yankees, both who could be in need of upgrades at third base.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
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Joel Thayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
There have been some dreary performances this season — Aston Villa, Juventus, and Arsenal away from home all spring to mind — where City’s approach play felt a bit too safe, the movement from full-back into midfield quite predictable and containable in front of the opposition defence.
—Thom Harris, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Certainly, the words graceful or athletic do not come to mind.
—Ernie Cowan, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025
A couple teams that come to mind are the Chicago Cubs and New York Yankees, both who could be in need of upgrades at third base.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Come/spring/leap to mind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%2Fspring%2Fleap%20to%20mind. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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