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 According to a Pew Research Center study, users clicked a traditional search result in only 8% of searches that showed an AI summary, roughly half the rate of searches without one. — Haozhuang Dai, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 No movement at quarterback The first-team offense still hasn’t clicked. — Josh Kendall, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 Pause until the fire is lit, and the kettle in the kitchen has long since clicked off. — Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026 The straight tonearm ending in a (swappable) moving magnet phono cartridge points downward, and mechanical controls to the side are pushed, turned and clicked for playback. — New Atlas, 14 Aug. 2026 Bitsight found that some H96 devices may have quietly clicked ads or routed outside traffic through a household's internet connection. — Jesse Watson , Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2026 When the Rajans met with Laura Tribbett of Outline Interiors, things clicked. — Laura Fenton, Midwest Living, 14 Aug. 2026 That detail clicked into the novel in a great way for me, as did countless other little sights and encounters, which all started to form a world for David in my mind. — Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026 Ten seconds after the hallway latch clicked shut, the front door opened, and a man with a rifle walked in. — Idaho Statesman, 7 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clicked
  1. related
  2. succeeded
  3. communed
  4. went
  5. bonded
Verb
  • But, like with most things oil- or gas-related in California, nothing is certain until its finished.
    — Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Real estate and related industries used to account for as much as 30% of GDP in China.
    — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of related
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  • Moderna’s mRNA vaccine combined with Merck’s immunotherapy Keytruda succeeded in a late-stage trial for skin cancer, the companies said on Wednesday, sending shares of the vaccine maker up 60% in premarket ​trading.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • But after Carter reset the unit later that year by bringing in new leaders who were native speakers of both the tech world’s dialect and the language of warfighting, the organization succeeded in building a bridge between the two communities.
    — Doug Beck, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 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
  • His scoreless streak then went the way of the Metrodome before recording a single out in Minneapolis.
    — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Even Timmy Chang at Hawaii went 9-4 after three consecutive losing seasons following a program reset.
    — Chris Vannini, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of went
Verb
  • Now they are forever bonded, enshrined into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as part of the 2026 class Saturday night.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • One thing the designer bonded over with the couple was their love of eclectic design, which is reflected throughout the home.
    — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of bonded

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“Clicked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clicked. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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