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as in communes
to form a close personal relationship
we just clicked from the moment we met
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as in succeeds
to turn out as planned or desired
sometimes an idea simply clicks
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Recent Examples of clicks
Hilary Duff is having one of those moments when everything clicks.
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 15 Feb. 2026
Athletes describe moments when everything clicks.
—Malana Vantyler, Sacbee.com, 4 Feb. 2026
While both Saks and Amazon once held big aspirations for the bricks to clicks connection, and the web giant was expecting big payments for referrals, the relationship has broken down.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 2 Feb. 2026
But coach Charles Lee has found something that clicks.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
The Opportunity for Forbes The current reliance on traffic and clicks as a measure of impact is becoming obsolete.
—Forbes Press Releases, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
According to Attorney General Dave Sunday, when a customer clicks on the website, scammers pretending to be employees make claims about past-due payments, trying to scare targets into turning over personal information or money.
—Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026
Communication is especially crucial when a team is experimenting through coverages, searching for a scheme that clicks, as the Bruins are.
—Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 11 Jan. 2026
Creates reminders, clicks hands-free images Cai sees the robot as a bridge for the modern family.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Jan. 2026
Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 15 Feb. 2026
Athletes describe moments when everything clicks.
—Malana Vantyler, Sacbee.com, 4 Feb. 2026
While both Saks and Amazon once held big aspirations for the bricks to clicks connection, and the web giant was expecting big payments for referrals, the relationship has broken down.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 2 Feb. 2026
But coach Charles Lee has found something that clicks.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
The Opportunity for Forbes The current reliance on traffic and clicks as a measure of impact is becoming obsolete.
—Forbes Press Releases, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
According to Attorney General Dave Sunday, when a customer clicks on the website, scammers pretending to be employees make claims about past-due payments, trying to scare targets into turning over personal information or money.
—Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026
Communication is especially crucial when a team is experimenting through coverages, searching for a scheme that clicks, as the Bruins are.
—Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 11 Jan. 2026
Creates reminders, clicks hands-free images Cai sees the robot as a bridge for the modern family.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clicks
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Another worry is that if AI succeeds in creating tools to do complicated tasks more cheaply, companies in industries as far flung as software and legal services and trucking logistics could see their businesses get undercut.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Whether that posture succeeds in compelling Iran back to negotiations without crossing into open conflict may depend less on numbers than on how each side calculates the cost of escalation.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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But the story Sorkin relates is really all about the insiders, their privileged lives, their thoughts and actions.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
11 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, the omniscient, just-the-facts-ma’am narration relates the days and times and events with an efficiency that speaks to us of the unstoppable nature of fate.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
31 Dec. 2025
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The Lip Sleeping Mask in Sweet Candy is a bright fuchsia shade that goes perfectly with this sweet flavor.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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Perhaps, the thinking goes, people just naturally agree on certain associations between shapes and sounds because of some innate feature of our brain or our world.—
Cody Cottier,
Scientific American,
19 Feb. 2026
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Guess what bonds that group together?—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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That would be Jinu, soda-popping demon who steals souls but ultimately bonds with Rumi.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Clicks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clicks. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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