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spring to mind

VERB
occur
Synonyms
STRONGEST
hit reveal strike
STRONG
expose flash
WEAK
come to one cross one's mind dawn on go through one's head offer itself present itself suggest itself
Antonyms
STRONGEST
lose

Example Sentences

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And we risk forfeiting the epiphanies that sometimes spring to mind while doing easy, repetitive job functions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

Think of Leibovitz, and some legendary photographs spring to mind.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2025

Many questions spring to mind about remotely operated and autonomous shipping, just as they do about driverless cars and trains and the drones that are increasingly filling our skies.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2024

If thoughts, feelings or images did spring to mind, participants were to immediately push those ideas out of awareness and return their attention to the reminder.

From Scientific American • Sep. 20, 2023

The very mention of your name makes a picture spring to mind, whether it’s a picture of clashing fists or a mighty mountain that can’t be knocked down.

From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia