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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
Warning signs a skunk is ready to spray include jumping, stamping their front feet, arching their back, clicking teeth, and hissing.
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026
Check out the first trailer by clicking above.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 Mar. 2026
The first period was all about the goalies, specifically Wallstedt, who had 14 saves and kept the Avalanche from grabbing the momentum despite a pair of Wild penalties that had Colorado’s power play clicking.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026
Select or unselect newsletters by clicking on the boxes.
—Footwear News, 7 Mar. 2026
Hurst needs to develop more of his routes and work against man coverage, but a Michael Wilson or Alec Pierce trajectory is possible, though never clicking is also possible.
—Jake Ciely, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
In other words, content that causes outrage, fear, moral condemnation and conflict is simply more likely to keep users scrolling, clicking, commenting and sharing.
—Stephen Neely, The Conversation, 3 Mar. 2026
The only sound was the soft shuffle of cardboard pieces clicking together.
—Lia Picard, AJC.com, 2 Mar. 2026
And after scoring just 94 points in a miserable shooting performance against the Cavs, the Knicks were clicking on all cylinders when the ball found the bottom of the net on Friday.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2026
Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026
Check out the first trailer by clicking above.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 Mar. 2026
The first period was all about the goalies, specifically Wallstedt, who had 14 saves and kept the Avalanche from grabbing the momentum despite a pair of Wild penalties that had Colorado’s power play clicking.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026
Select or unselect newsletters by clicking on the boxes.
—Footwear News, 7 Mar. 2026
Hurst needs to develop more of his routes and work against man coverage, but a Michael Wilson or Alec Pierce trajectory is possible, though never clicking is also possible.
—Jake Ciely, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
In other words, content that causes outrage, fear, moral condemnation and conflict is simply more likely to keep users scrolling, clicking, commenting and sharing.
—Stephen Neely, The Conversation, 3 Mar. 2026
The only sound was the soft shuffle of cardboard pieces clicking together.
—Lia Picard, AJC.com, 2 Mar. 2026
And after scoring just 94 points in a miserable shooting performance against the Cavs, the Knicks were clicking on all cylinders when the ball found the bottom of the net on Friday.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clicking
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After reigniting their own love for the game, spending hours on end at Chess Forum, one of the oldest chess clubs in New York, Z began imagining how to cultivate their own space that celebrated learning and teaching the game in a way emphasizing communing and knowing one's neighbors.—
Inés Anguiano,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Feb. 2026
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From Jesus to Wordsworth, people wandered into the wilderness in hopes of communing with a greater power, to be forced to confront their truest selves.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Jan. 2026
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Iran’s new supreme leader released his first statement since succeeding his late father, saying Thursday that Iran would keep up its attacks on its Gulf Arab neighbors and use the effective closure of the strategic Strait of Hormuz as leverage against the United States and Israel.—
Stan Choe,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
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Iran’s new supreme leader released his first statement Thursday since succeeding his late father, saying his country would keep up attacks on Gulf Arab neighbors and use the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz as leverage against the United States and Israel.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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In relating her story this way, Gisèle is restoring to the record her waking life.—
Gaby Wood,
Vogue,
21 Feb. 2026
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Morello himself serves as kind of a guide in the film, relating his own love of metal growing up as a Black kid in a conservative, ethnically homogeneous suburb of Chicago.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
19 Feb. 2026
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Collin Sexton came of the bench to score 28 points for the Bulls (26-38), who have lost 16 of 19 after going 23-22 to start the season.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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The Knicks were held to less than 100 points for only the seventh time and had their fourth-worst three-point shooting performance of the season, going eight for 34.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Clicking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clicking. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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