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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
Creates reminders, clicks hands-free images Cai sees the robot as a bridge for the modern family.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Jan. 2026
But clicks from the query ‘The Atlantic’ were identical in January and November.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 29 Dec. 2025
This is the moment everything clicks.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 23 Dec. 2025
Once the track clicks into place, the vehicle is released, sending riders into a straight drop.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
Instead, Google is showing that AI can be accretive, even allowing the company to charge advertisers more on the ground that clicks tied to tools like AI Overview reflect a high search intent.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
With a few scans on his phone, a locker door clicks open, accepting his donation.
—Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
In recent years, sports-gambling operators have paid media outlets handsomely for sending customers their way, as much as five hundred dollars after a person clicks a link and creates a sportsbook account.
—Danny Funt, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025
Such algorithms might, for example, maximize the number of times that someone clicks on an ad.
—Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Jan. 2026
But clicks from the query ‘The Atlantic’ were identical in January and November.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 29 Dec. 2025
This is the moment everything clicks.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 23 Dec. 2025
Once the track clicks into place, the vehicle is released, sending riders into a straight drop.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
Instead, Google is showing that AI can be accretive, even allowing the company to charge advertisers more on the ground that clicks tied to tools like AI Overview reflect a high search intent.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
With a few scans on his phone, a locker door clicks open, accepting his donation.
—Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
In recent years, sports-gambling operators have paid media outlets handsomely for sending customers their way, as much as five hundred dollars after a person clicks a link and creates a sportsbook account.
—Danny Funt, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025
Such algorithms might, for example, maximize the number of times that someone clicks on an ad.
—Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clicks
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Reis succeeds Phil Boggs, who has served in multiple finance leadership roles over the past 16 years.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
6 Jan. 2026
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Using virtual reality gear, the teleoperator trains Atlas to do a specific task, repeating it multiple times until the robot succeeds.—
Will Croxton,
CBS News,
5 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 Fund has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates.—
Muyao Shen,
Bloomberg,
30 Dec. 2025
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This first three-dimensional cross-sectional image goes 11 miles) below the crater and shows what appear to be various pools of magma at different depths, with rock or other material between them and more numerous toward the southeast of the crater.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Jan. 2026
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The handy bag goes with just about any outfit and can be dressed down for dog walks or dressed up for dinner out on the town.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Jan. 2026
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The adhesive that bonds a child to a sports team is one of the most powerful elements in the universe.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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Roeland Park and Prairie Village officials have also stated that the cities are not a part of the STAR bonds district.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
5 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Clicks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clicks. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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