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Definitions

call to mind

VERB
to recollect
Synonyms
WEAK
bear in mind conjure up dig into the past have memories look back recall recollect refresh memory remember summon up to remember

Example Sentences

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Venezuelan bonds’ gyrations and political dimension call to mind the epic “bond war” that Paul Singer’s Elliott Management waged against Argentina.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 8, 2026

"There is a persistent stereotype about winter fuel costs - you tend to call to mind an older couple or a pensioner couple," he added.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026

The often-stretched stylings and unconventional palette call to mind German Expressionism and the work of Egon Schiele.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025

It’s not the one most people call to mind, i.e.,

From Salon • Aug. 5, 2025

Also, the second label should easily call to mind the first one, so that readers don’t have to rack their brains figuring out who or what the writer is talking about.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.