clicks

verb

present tense third-person singular of click
1
as in communes
to form a close personal relationship we just clicked from the moment we met

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Relevance
2
as in succeeds
to turn out as planned or desired sometimes an idea simply clicks

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Recent Examples of clicks Publishers like Phia are prohibited from dropping cookies automatically unless a shopper clicks on a Phia link or uses a coupon offered by the company, according to rules set out in platform partners’ contracts. — Bloomberg, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026 Now media has decentralized across many formats, and AI does the research before anyone clicks—so being seen isn't being found. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Each individual tool clicks into place and secures via the slide lock. — New Atlas, 9 Aug. 2026 August is going to feel like the month that everything clicks into place, Scorpio. — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Aug. 2026 If an otherwise unexceptional song on Mount Zero is nearing its conclusion, be prepared for an epilogue where Medlyn or Elphick clicks on the distortion. — Ethan Beck, Pitchfork, 23 July 2026 If that third pitch clicks, Carlon has a clear path to an MLB rotation and could become the jewel of Toronto’s 2026 draft. — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 12 July 2026 The box clicks into the seat's underside, with the wires neatly concealed between the base and the back support bar. — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 9 July 2026 Not only that, but government meetings are just clicks away on your cell phone or laptop, an advance that was hastened by the COVID-19 pandemic. — Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 4 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clicks
  1. relates
  2. succeeds
  3. bonds
  4. goes
Verb
  • Each and every item relates in some way to the novel’s storyline, yet miraculously, many of the objects were sourced before the book was even written.
    — CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Holland’s Spider-Man relates more personally to everyone — friends and foes — than any other superhero; his scenes with the Punisher (Jon Bernthal), Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo), Det.
    — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of relates
Verb
  • The film succeeds not only as an examination of the extraordinary quandary facing the couple but also simply as a compelling wartime drama featuring excellent performances from the two leads, who are, like most of the cast, non-professional actors.
    — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The new flagship succeeds the X5 with native 8K50fps 360-degree video, up from 8K30fps, while retaining its familiar pocket-sized form.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of succeeds
Verb
  • Gaby bonds with a new, albeit reluctant, patient, Maya (Sherry Cola), only to be devastated when Maya takes her own life.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
  • In the film, Field portrays Tova, the cleaning lady who bonds with the somewhat cranky Marcellus, an octopus wise behind his years, in Netflix’s screen adaptation of Shelby Van Pelt’s bestselling novel.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 8 July 2026
Definition of bonds
Verb
  • And using an Enterprise Brain would assist as well with a memory that goes across the company.
    — Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The financial transaction is complete, the tax benefit is secured, and the question of where the money actually goes slides quietly to the bottom of the to-do list.
    — Nick Allardice, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of goes

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“Clicks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clicks. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

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