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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Ideas By Jeremy Hurewitz December 21, 2024 7:00 AM EST Hurewitz is the author of the book Sell Like a Spy and the Head of Interfor Academy At the mention of spies, images of Hollywood characters come to mind. —

Jeremy Hurewitz, TIME, 21 Dec. 2024 The Boston Red Sox, New York Mets, Baltimore Orioles, Toronto Blue Jays, and San Francisco Giants are just a few teams that come to mind as potential trade fits. —

Dan Perry, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024 The great Italian Reinhold Messner, American Ed Viesturs and Austria’s Peter Habeler all come to mind. —

Jim Clash, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024 Gravy from scratch, homemade cranberry sauce, apple cider, butternut squash, wax turnip and Jell-O with fruit cocktail come to mind. —

Peter Burke, Fox News, 13 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for come/spring/leap to mind

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