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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
And above all, build a culture where employees think twice before clicking on suspicious emails.
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Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Sign Up With DraftKings Promo Code Offer Start the sign-up process with DraftKings Sportsbook by clicking here.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
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.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2025
To Ah Yoon’s relief, her anxiety soon dissipated once the camera started clicking.
—Footwear News, 27 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
Avoid clicking on links in emails claiming to be from financial institutions, as these could be phishing attempts.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 19 Dec. 2024
Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Sign Up With DraftKings Promo Code Offer Start the sign-up process with DraftKings Sportsbook by clicking here.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
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.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2025
To Ah Yoon’s relief, her anxiety soon dissipated once the camera started clicking.
—Footwear News, 27 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
Avoid clicking on links in emails claiming to be from financial institutions, as these could be phishing attempts.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 19 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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Currently Kering’s deputy CEO in charge of brand development, Bellettini was seated next to Cantino at a press briefing in March when Demna, the Georgian designer who had revved up Balenciaga, was revealed as Gucci’s next creative director, succeeding Sabato De Sarno.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
14 Sep. 2025
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Lagarde has herself been president of the European Central Bank since 2019, succeeding Draghi.—
David Doty,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Working Within The Trade And With Private Clients Enhancing and relating the company legacy is vitally important to Amenc, who started working for Golay Fils & Stahl in 2001.—
Kyle Roderick,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 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
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In the memoir, Sheen blames this same testosterone cream for feeding his state of mind going into that encounter.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Sep. 2025
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Pictures of Bambi going about her day with a microphone on her collar.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Clicking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clicking. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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