clicked

verb

past tense of click
1
as in related
to form a close personal relationship we just clicked from the moment we met

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2
as in succeeded
to turn out as planned or desired sometimes an idea simply clicks

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Recent Examples of clicked Scotland clicked, and to no surprise scored four consecutive tries, all of them by replacements, to overturn a 17-7 deficit. — ABC News, 18 July 2026 Jean clicked on the woman’s Facebook page, and her stomach dropped. — Juliet Linderman, Fortune, 16 July 2026 A bit like England, though, the defending champion has not exactly clicked in North America in terms of performances. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 15 July 2026 In that environment, the most valuable marketing is not always the content that gets clicked. — Esade Business & Law School, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 Today, our diaries exist as a constant stream—clicked, posted, forgotten—submerged in an ever-expanding digital archive that almost no one revisits. — Derek C. Blasberg, Vanity Fair, 7 July 2026 This past weekend looked like that trend might continue, until something finally clicked between Leclerc and his Ferrari SF-26. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 6 July 2026 But something clicked for Williams around the four-minute mark of the final period. — Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 27 June 2026 Yet somehow the combination clicked. — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clicked
  1. related
  2. succeeded
  3. communed
  4. went
  5. bonded
Verb
  • The current wind shear behavior is matching up closely enough with what’s expected from El Niño that the two are likely related, according to Matthew Rosencrans, a meteorologist with NOAA.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • The agency notes this is one large cluster that is epidemiologically related.
    — Allison Aubrey, NPR, 17 July 2026
Definition of related
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  • SpaceX has yet to attempt such a recovery with Ship but has succeeded in doing so with Super Heavy three times so far.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 13 July 2026
  • The states succeeded in convincing a judge to freeze the merger in advance of a trial.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 13 July 2026
Definition of succeeded
Verb
  • The Romans had their thermae, the Japanese communed in onsens, and Native American tribes gathered in sweat lodges.
    — Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 May 2026
  • Psychic medium Patti Negri communed with the spirits at the Winchester Mystery House on Wednesday night to make a prediction on which team will win the Super Bowl on Sunday.
    — Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
Definition of communed
Verb
  • Robbie Williams was not using cocaine during the World Cup final on Sunday, after a video went viral of a white object falling from his mouth onto a microphone during an interview.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 21 July 2026
  • Michelle Obama recently wore a similar pale blue polish, Emily Blunt went lavender, and Taylor Swift got a jumpstart on the season in an equally chilly millennial mint shade.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 20 July 2026
Definition of went
Verb
  • But the pair later bonded over golf and what Graham described as a mutual and irreverent sense of humor.
    — Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
  • On the other hand, if your dog genuinely enjoys the salon, loves car rides and has bonded with a regular groomer, the extra cost doesn’t buy much.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2026
Definition of bonded

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