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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That familiar phrase might come to mind in this one-of-a-kind presentation. Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 3 Apr. 2025 With its rounded-rectangle front fascia and full-width light bar, the Leaf looks like any number of budget EVs on the market today (the Chevy Equinox and Hyundai Kona come to mind). New Atlas, 26 Mar. 2025 Over the last several years, Coachella has done an excellent job of highlighting Latin music at the festival overall, including on the main stage — Becky G, Peso Pluma, Grupo Firme, and J Balvin come to mind. Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2025 Sebastian Coe, the two-time 1500m Olympic gold medallist and president of World Athletics, and Kirsty Coventry, an Olympic swimming champion who this week was elected as the first woman president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), come to mind. Andrew Rice, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for come/spring/leap to mind

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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 6 Apr. 2025.

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