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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
To contextualize Henry, Herzog makes the most of time spent in Namibia, where Boyes has gone to find a crack team of master trackers from the Ju/Hoansi San Bushmen in the Kalahari, one of the oldest cultures on Earth whose language includes clicking.
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Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2025
Start with a $5 bet on any game to secure the $200 bonus or go bigger with the safety-net bet by clicking here.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
To Ah Yoon’s relief, her anxiety soon dissipated once the camera started clicking.
—Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2025
Then, the fraudsters will attempt to trick you into clicking on a pop-up window, which will grant them remote access to fix the problem.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Take a look at some of our favorite miniatures from the 2025 Kentucky State Fair by clicking this link.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 20 Aug. 2025
Young people also are realizing that clicking on other people's exaggerated lifestyles doesn't lead to a positive frame of mind.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
The power play, on the other hand, still isn’t clicking.
—Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
And more specifically, love us back by clicking on and sharing our articles.
—Fran Tirado, Them, 20 Dec. 2024
Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2025
Start with a $5 bet on any game to secure the $200 bonus or go bigger with the safety-net bet by clicking here.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
To Ah Yoon’s relief, her anxiety soon dissipated once the camera started clicking.
—Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2025
Then, the fraudsters will attempt to trick you into clicking on a pop-up window, which will grant them remote access to fix the problem.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Take a look at some of our favorite miniatures from the 2025 Kentucky State Fair by clicking this link.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 20 Aug. 2025
Young people also are realizing that clicking on other people's exaggerated lifestyles doesn't lead to a positive frame of mind.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
The power play, on the other hand, still isn’t clicking.
—Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
And more specifically, love us back by clicking on and sharing our articles.
—Fran Tirado, Them, 20 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clicking
Verb
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No amount of cold water swimming or walking barefoot in the grass or communing with birds has cured me.—
Polly Atkin
August 26,
Literary Hub,
26 Aug. 2025
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During camp, Edwards said kids enjoy the various activities available such as arts and crafts, archery, basketball, canoeing, the rock climbing wall, fishing, hiking, kayaking, swimming, volleyball and the trails — not to mention simply communing with nature.—
Brian Bell,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 Aug. 2025
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Traditional one-on-one coaching methods are having a hard time succeeding beyond top executives.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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Sajet is succeeding Marcelle Polednik, who was MAM's Donna and Donald Baumgartner Director from 2016 until July of this year.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Without active practice relating in new ways to one another, team members’ mere understanding of each others’ preferences and leanings is rarely effective.—
Rebecca Fraser-Thill,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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In a statement, a lawyer for Ortiz said his client’s guilty plea was highly tailored, relating only to his transactions with Pérez in the context of concert performances.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Quarterback play was the headline both going into the game and now after, though the specifics have changed.—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
29 Aug. 2025
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More than 30 nations have suspended some parcel shipments to the United States in preparation of new tariff rules going into effect this week.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Clicking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clicking. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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