come/spring/leap to mind
idiom
: to be remembered or thought of
What comes to mind when you hear his name?
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Of all the people who might come to mind while watching Donald Trump deliver his inaugural address, the French postmodernist thinker Michel Foucault would not seem obvious.
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Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2025
Curry Fries from Roundhouse (Solitude Mountain Resort, UT) Indian-Himalayan fusion might not come to mind when visiting the state of Utah, but Solitude’s mid-mountain restaurant, Roundhouse, has a mouthwatering menu (think: dals, butter chicken, and lamb curry) that’s worth flying in for.
—Lizzy Rosenberg, Outside Online, 19 Jan. 2025
Substack When people think of Substack, the publishing platform that hosts some of the biggest and highest-paying newsletters of the day, front-facing, short-form video content doesn’t necessarily come to mind.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
When discussing drivers of stock performance, many factors come to mind—market conditions, financial performance and strategic communications, among others.
—Louis Carter, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2025
Curry Fries from Roundhouse (Solitude Mountain Resort, UT) Indian-Himalayan fusion might not come to mind when visiting the state of Utah, but Solitude’s mid-mountain restaurant, Roundhouse, has a mouthwatering menu (think: dals, butter chicken, and lamb curry) that’s worth flying in for.
—Lizzy Rosenberg, Outside Online, 19 Jan. 2025
Substack When people think of Substack, the publishing platform that hosts some of the biggest and highest-paying newsletters of the day, front-facing, short-form video content doesn’t necessarily come to mind.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
When discussing drivers of stock performance, many factors come to mind—market conditions, financial performance and strategic communications, among others.
—Louis Carter, Forbes, 17 Jan. 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 27 Jan. 2025.
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