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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
After more than a decade grinding in the pop machine, something about Zara Larsson finally clicked this summer.
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
After watching the clip, Swift clicked the heart button.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Choirs of insects clicked and hummed.
—Ryan Knighton, AFAR Media, 31 Oct. 2025
Jenna’s title didn’t mean much to Maya at first—just another name in the sea of specialists—but from their first conversation, something clicked.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 27 Oct. 2025
Suddenly, something clicked in their mom’s brain.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Their running game clicked, too.
—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025
Fans who clicked early enough were treated to Biebz playing hoops, then billiards.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2025
Lewis said the Aztecs were just inches away from big plays before things clicked.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2025
Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
After watching the clip, Swift clicked the heart button.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Choirs of insects clicked and hummed.
—Ryan Knighton, AFAR Media, 31 Oct. 2025
Jenna’s title didn’t mean much to Maya at first—just another name in the sea of specialists—but from their first conversation, something clicked.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 27 Oct. 2025
Suddenly, something clicked in their mom’s brain.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Their running game clicked, too.
—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025
Fans who clicked early enough were treated to Biebz playing hoops, then billiards.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2025
Lewis said the Aztecs were just inches away from big plays before things clicked.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clicked
Verb
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Consider setting a new goal—running-related or totally separate.—
Cindy Kuzma,
SELF,
29 Oct. 2025
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Eight of 16 schools within the Wisconsin Technical College System have either renamed or eliminated a job position, department or initiative in response to federal guidance prohibiting diversity, equity and inclusion-related goals, according to a review by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.—
Cleo Krejci,
jsonline.com,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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What if Spain had tried and succeeded?—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Oct. 2025
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The state has succeeded at similar child-care recruitment efforts in the past.—
Elliot Haspel,
The Atlantic,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Against the Canucks, the Wild’s league-worst penalty kill (which had given goals on five of the previous six opposing power plays) went 3 for 3 in large part because of big blocks by Brodin, Matt Boldy and Rossi and Gustavsson making five saves.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Last year’s contest between the Dodgers and Yankees, however, had more heft in the nation’s largest TV market even though that series only went five games.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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But the pair bonded over their profession and their recent divorces, and Tice would often share stories about his family.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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These bilayers were covalently bonded via secondary UV curing, ensuring strong interfacial adhesion and stability over 100 actuation cycles.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Clicked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clicked. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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