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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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as in succeeded
to turn out as planned or desired
sometimes an idea simply clicks
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Recent Examples of clicked
That’s when the trip clicked into place for me.
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Zach Wichter, USA Today, 14 June 2026
The seat belt sign just clicked off, your coffee is catching up with you and the lavatory at the front of the cabin already has two people waiting outside it.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2026
The momentum was firmly with Sonia Bermudez’s side and everything about their display clicked from there.
—Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 6 June 2026
And that, apparently, was where everything clicked into place.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 31 May 2026
Meanwhile, two Democrats who had been expected to be contenders, Porter and San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, never clicked.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
The mayor, long known for relationship building, never clicked with her recovery chief, Steve Soboroff, who left after 90 days.
—Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
With the transformer clicked on, one associate of Blaine and Anneliese's immediately incinerates.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026
All the pieces clicked into place, and a few of them came together a little too easily.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 May 2026
Zach Wichter, USA Today, 14 June 2026
The seat belt sign just clicked off, your coffee is catching up with you and the lavatory at the front of the cabin already has two people waiting outside it.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2026
The momentum was firmly with Sonia Bermudez’s side and everything about their display clicked from there.
—Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 6 June 2026
And that, apparently, was where everything clicked into place.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 31 May 2026
Meanwhile, two Democrats who had been expected to be contenders, Porter and San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, never clicked.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
The mayor, long known for relationship building, never clicked with her recovery chief, Steve Soboroff, who left after 90 days.
—Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
With the transformer clicked on, one associate of Blaine and Anneliese's immediately incinerates.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026
All the pieces clicked into place, and a few of them came together a little too easily.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clicked
Verb
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Encouraging kids to choose STEM- and business-related majors just makes sense for the changing student body.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026
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And the two developments may be related.—
Joel Mathis,
TheWeek,
16 June 2026
Verb
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Khamenei is succeeded by his son, Mojtaba, who is considered less compromising and has not been seen publicly since the war began.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 June 2026
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Should this come to pass, Kennedy and his allies will have succeeded in Making Microbes Great Again—to our swift and deepening sorrow.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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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
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Bogle, a father of two daughters and four cats, frequently communed with felines on vacations and work assignments.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 July 2025
Verb
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Arasheben went downtown, knocked on doors and found somebody to make it for $37,000.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Just one minute later, Heung-min ran through the Czechia back line and had another open look, but this shot went wide of the goal to the left.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
Verb
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The attacks bonded people across the parts of lower Manhattan that had been hit hardest.—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
10 June 2026
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The pair bonded over their health journeys, and Hatton’s mother said that the prince and princess had been bastions of compassion up until her daughter’s death.—
Stephanie Bridger-Linning,
Vanity Fair,
9 June 2026
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“Clicked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clicked. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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