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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
The Hurricanes have an offense that can hang with anyone in the country, able to put up double-digit runs on a daily basis when everyone is clicking.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
Paragon Solutions created a spyware tool called Graphite that can be used by government agencies to remotely hack into a cell phone without the user knowing or even clicking a link.
—Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 19 May 2026
Rather than clicking around like human readers, AI agents can pull from dozens or hundreds of sources simultaneously to complete various tasks for users.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 19 May 2026
While it once was complicated for criminals to collect personal data, such as identification numbers, emails, phone numbers, and more, the connectivity the internet offers can sometimes make stealing information as easy as clicking a button.
—Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 18 May 2026
Many visitors may be reading a Google AI generated version of your content rather than clicking directly to your site.
—Terdawn Deboe, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
The Padres have won all five meetings so far with the Mariners but are shaking up the lineup for the series finale in hopes of getting their big bats clicking.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2026
Everything was clicking for Castle, who is proving to be one of the best two-way guards in the league at just 21 years old and just two years removed from winning a national championship with the Huskies.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2026
Each one can be engaged with by clicking on key moments in that particular journey.
—Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 11 May 2026
Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
Paragon Solutions created a spyware tool called Graphite that can be used by government agencies to remotely hack into a cell phone without the user knowing or even clicking a link.
—Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 19 May 2026
Rather than clicking around like human readers, AI agents can pull from dozens or hundreds of sources simultaneously to complete various tasks for users.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 19 May 2026
While it once was complicated for criminals to collect personal data, such as identification numbers, emails, phone numbers, and more, the connectivity the internet offers can sometimes make stealing information as easy as clicking a button.
—Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 18 May 2026
Many visitors may be reading a Google AI generated version of your content rather than clicking directly to your site.
—Terdawn Deboe, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
The Padres have won all five meetings so far with the Mariners but are shaking up the lineup for the series finale in hopes of getting their big bats clicking.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2026
Everything was clicking for Castle, who is proving to be one of the best two-way guards in the league at just 21 years old and just two years removed from winning a national championship with the Huskies.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2026
Each one can be engaged with by clicking on key moments in that particular journey.
—Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 11 May 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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Officials said their work is largely succeeding, as the bears are beginning to exhibit more natural behaviors common for bears in the wild.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 May 2026
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Yet a small number of companies are succeeding, in part by linking their AI and cost-reduction efforts.—
Paul Goydan,
Fortune,
13 May 2026
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The young players seem to like how Harbaugh is teaching and relating, too.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
9 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 61st Academy of Country Music Awards, hosted by Shania Twain, are airing live on Prime Video and Amazon Music from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, meaning some of the genre's biggest stars are going home with new accolades under their belts.—
Jack Irvin,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
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Police said officers responded to shootings involving apartment buildings and homes while going door-to-door to ensure residents had not been injured.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Clicking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clicking. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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