top of mind en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) Foremost in one's thoughts; of greatest concern or priority.
If shareholders had the power to alter the composition of the corporate board, the authors argue, directors would be more likely to keep investors' interests top of mind when setting CEO salaries and perks.
2004 December 17, Unmesh Kher, “Biz Briefs: Executive Summary—Inflated Pay”, in Time:Fighting fat, a top-of-mind concern among consumers today, is the subject of new marketing campaigns.
1990 June 13, Nancy Millman, “Companies swing into war on fat”, in Chicago Sun-Times, retrieved 06 Jul 2012, page 52:“It's clear that privacy issues are top of mind for Facebook,” Ms. Stoddart said in a July 2009 statement.
2010 May 13, Chase Davis, “A Candidate Shaped in Crucible of Facebook and Privacy Issues”, in New York Times, retrieved 06 Jul 2012:
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Relateds
leap to mind · bring to mind · spring to mind · call to mind · put someone in mind of · come to mind · remind
Synonyms
heavy · high on the totem pole · valuable · fatesome · fatefraught · historic · relevant · crucial · unignorable · paramount · paramount · pivotal · significant · observable · outstanding · consequential · preeminent · critical · front of mind · innegligible · life-or-death · big · noticeable · epochful · essential · fateful · extraordinary · remarkable · salient · necessary · vital · central · weighty · pertinent · noted · key · meaningful