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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
Within weeks, posters appeared on the walls of my school, offering Headspace to kids who clicked a QR code.
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Jack Korngold, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2025
Their mama clapped and the lamp in the entryway clicked on.
—David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
And, for some reason, that clicked.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 24 Sep. 2025
Convinced by a mutual friend, Jardini opened the doors of her home to Enriquez for the project, and the two clicked.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
When clicked, the ads lead to GitHub pages that install versions of Atomic that are disguised as the official software being falsely advertised.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
The browser clicked the malicious link with no verification and even helped the user fill out login credentials on the phishing page.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2025
The rotating fan clicked, wobbled, and turned the other way.
—Lauren Rothery, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Again, the product market fit never quite clicked, and they were discontinued in 2020.
—Cortney Harding, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Jack Korngold, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2025
Their mama clapped and the lamp in the entryway clicked on.
—David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
And, for some reason, that clicked.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 24 Sep. 2025
Convinced by a mutual friend, Jardini opened the doors of her home to Enriquez for the project, and the two clicked.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
When clicked, the ads lead to GitHub pages that install versions of Atomic that are disguised as the official software being falsely advertised.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
The browser clicked the malicious link with no verification and even helped the user fill out login credentials on the phishing page.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2025
The rotating fan clicked, wobbled, and turned the other way.
—Lauren Rothery, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Again, the product market fit never quite clicked, and they were discontinued in 2020.
—Cortney Harding, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clicked
Verb
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Consuming too many calories paves the way for obesity and related diseases like Type 2 diabetes.—
Stephen J. Beard,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Too much traffic, too much vertigo, too many incomplete explanations because everyone was trying to feign a composure that no one, not even the most distantly related, could maintain.—
Mariana Enriquez
October 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Lefevre will be succeeded on an interim basis by Ningyu Chen, previously SVP of global experience technology for the coffee giant.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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His hoax succeeded beyond his wildest dreams.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The heated confrontation as caught on video, which went viral on social media.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Sep. 2025
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While hundreds of people who were arrested went free without charge during that turbulent year, prosecutors are now pointing to those past protests in a warning to people who hope to send a message about ICE.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Guzman bonded out of custody before ICE was able to lodge a detainer.—
Pilar Arias , Brooke Taylor,
FOXNews.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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Selena shared to Jake Shane on Therapuss that the two bonded over dating the Jonas Brothers and their bond stuck eversince.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Clicked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clicked. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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