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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Breakfast cereal For Dada, three cereals with high fiber value immediately spring to mind: Grape-Nuts (seven grams of fiber per half cup), shredded wheat (this Post Consumer Brands cereal contains eight grams per 1 and 1/3 cups), and bran flakes (Kashi Go Lean Crunch packs 12 grams per cup).
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Caroline Tien, SELF, 9 June 2025
Surprisingly, however, one industry that may not immediately come to mind when discussing impact is the funeral sector.
—Paul Klein, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
Conjure up visions of the footloose and fancy-free summers of your youth, and recollections of boardwalk strolls, ice cream in hand, may come to mind.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 7 June 2025
For Berger, one of the first people to spring to mind was Fiona Dourif, who plays Dr. Cassie McKay, a single mother with a mysterious ankle bracelet that hints at a past skirmish with the law.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 6 June 2025
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Caroline Tien, SELF, 9 June 2025
Surprisingly, however, one industry that may not immediately come to mind when discussing impact is the funeral sector.
—Paul Klein, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
Conjure up visions of the footloose and fancy-free summers of your youth, and recollections of boardwalk strolls, ice cream in hand, may come to mind.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 7 June 2025
For Berger, one of the first people to spring to mind was Fiona Dourif, who plays Dr. Cassie McKay, a single mother with a mysterious ankle bracelet that hints at a past skirmish with the law.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 6 June 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 17 Jun. 2025.
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