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as in communing
to form a close personal relationship
we just clicked from the moment we met
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as in succeeding
to turn out as planned or desired
sometimes an idea simply clicks
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Recent Examples of clicking
Each one can be engaged with by clicking on key moments in that particular journey.
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Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 11 May 2026
Go directly to your school's official website or Canvas login page instead of clicking links in surprise emails.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
For a fleeting moment two years ago, the Vancouver Canucks seemingly had it all with a suddenly rising team finally clicking around its growing elite core.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Listen to the full interview by clicking the blue play button above.
—Henry Larson, NPR, 9 May 2026
In lieu of keyboards clicking, the sounds of chattering and forks scraping plates fill the space.
—Kansas City Star, 4 May 2026
Avoid clicking links in unsolicited messages.
—Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
Thanks for reading, clicking and watching!
—Charlotte Triggs, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
For more stories impacting the rare disease community like this, sign up for the CNBC Cures newsletter by clicking here.
—Brad Quick, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 11 May 2026
Go directly to your school's official website or Canvas login page instead of clicking links in surprise emails.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
For a fleeting moment two years ago, the Vancouver Canucks seemingly had it all with a suddenly rising team finally clicking around its growing elite core.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Listen to the full interview by clicking the blue play button above.
—Henry Larson, NPR, 9 May 2026
In lieu of keyboards clicking, the sounds of chattering and forks scraping plates fill the space.
—Kansas City Star, 4 May 2026
Avoid clicking links in unsolicited messages.
—Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
Thanks for reading, clicking and watching!
—Charlotte Triggs, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
For more stories impacting the rare disease community like this, sign up for the CNBC Cures newsletter by clicking here.
—Brad Quick, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clicking
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The team were meek in defeat, but after a weekend carousing and communing in central London, Newcastle fans arrived at Wembley with a collective hangover.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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Jefferson Airplane communing in the Haight.—
Joe Hagan,
Vanity Fair,
18 Mar. 2026
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As reported, Stefano Rosso, chief executive officer of Marni and president of Maison Margiela, was appointed chairman of Aura last month, succeeding Prada’s Lorenzo Bertelli in the role.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
6 May 2026
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The early seeds for succeeding in a physical league have been planted.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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Some of them are old systems of knowledge, ways of relating the body to fertility, death, and survival.—
George Nelson,
ARTnews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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The Pisces new moon creates opportunities for fulfillment through relating.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Everything is going surprisingly well despite the team being affected by injuries all spring.—
Jesús Cano,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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All of the passengers who were on board the cruise ship are asymptomatic and the evacuation operation was going as planned, a spokesperson for Spain’s Health Ministry said in an update Sunday morning.—
Vasco Cotovio,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Clicking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clicking. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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