clicked

past tense of click

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Recent Examples of clicked 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 Blunt honesty had clicked with a relentless desire for improvement, launching a professional partnership and personal friendship that greatly enriched the careers of both men and, in time, would meaningfully alter the course of Chelsea history. Liam Twomey, New York Times, 24 June 2026 The knob controls volume and can be clicked to pause and resume content (double- or triple-clicking skips and reverses songs, respectively). Brad Bourque, The Verge, 23 June 2026 Gross and Baxter instantly clicked and have remained friends, nearly four decades after the NBC sitcom ended in 1989. Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clicked
Verb
  • Alvarez wonders if the breaking point of a liquid is related not to a property like elasticity, but to something more fundamental to the liquid’s structure.
    Rohini Subrahmanyam, Quanta Magazine, 10 July 2026
  • Tisch referred to his killing as gang-related and said investigators are looking into whether it’s connected to the barbecue shooting.
    Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 10 July 2026
Verb
  • He was succeeded by Sunnei founders Loris Messina and Simone Rizzo.
    Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 7 July 2026
  • While Louis van Gaal famously succeeded with a similar move in 2014, such substitutions are often viewed as gimmicks, as taker execution remains paramount.
    Chris Evans, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
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
Verb
  • Alexander, who signed a two-way deal with Utah last week, made contact with the Bulls' Caleb Wilson while driving toward the basket and, after tossing the ball toward the hoop, went behind the basket clutching his side or abdomen.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
  • Donaldson, who went undrafted out of Miami last season, is signed by the Heat to a two-way deal.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
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

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“Clicked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clicked. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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