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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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Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Oct. 2025
San Jose’s offense was clicking, but its defense took the night off.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 12 Oct. 2025
And the performance in Belgrade last month — a thumping 5-0 win against Serbia — suggested that Tuchel’s ideas may finally be clicking with the players.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
In the age of Amazon, shopping for essentials is as easy as clicking add to cart.
—Camryn Dilger, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
Potential buyers who’d like to check out the builder’s guide before making their decision can download it by clicking here.
—Thomas Soderstrom, PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2025
Verify the alert directly through official platforms rather than clicking links or following instructions from an email or web page.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
The game asked children to order bunnylike creatures from shortest to tallest by clicking on their sneakers to swap their places.
—Celeste Kidd, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
The more legitimate the text or call seems, the more vulnerable the consumer is to clicking on a link or responding in some way.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Oct. 2025
San Jose’s offense was clicking, but its defense took the night off.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 12 Oct. 2025
And the performance in Belgrade last month — a thumping 5-0 win against Serbia — suggested that Tuchel’s ideas may finally be clicking with the players.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
In the age of Amazon, shopping for essentials is as easy as clicking add to cart.
—Camryn Dilger, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
Potential buyers who’d like to check out the builder’s guide before making their decision can download it by clicking here.
—Thomas Soderstrom, PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2025
Verify the alert directly through official platforms rather than clicking links or following instructions from an email or web page.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
The game asked children to order bunnylike creatures from shortest to tallest by clicking on their sneakers to swap their places.
—Celeste Kidd, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
The more legitimate the text or call seems, the more vulnerable the consumer is to clicking on a link or responding in some way.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
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
Verb
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Most requests should now be succeeding.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
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As for the governance of the foundation, Armani’s nephew Andrea Camerana has a seat on the board succeeding the designer, with Dell’Orco and Irving Bellotti, partner of Rothschild & Co.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
16 Oct. 2025
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The song, which is the second track on the album, makes several references and nods to some of Taylor's famous life, while also seemingly relating them to Swift.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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The Libra balanced scales also teach us that relating is a paradox.—
Colin Bedell,
Them.,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The hilarious clip shared on Saturday by @fluffyfinny27 shows the golden retriever, 4-year-old Finny from Wales, in the United Kingdom, going into the poster’s bedroom and hanging around near her bedside cabinet to start his routine.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Bold hues are the name of the game, whether this means going for the kind of saturated, chili pepper–adjacent red that flooded the runways of labels like Ferragamo or embracing autumn’s fascination with all things deep purple, courtesy of an earrings pair that pays homage to the humble eggplant.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Clicking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clicking. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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