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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
The Opportunity for Forbes The current reliance on traffic and clicks as a measure of impact is becoming obsolete.
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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
In the meantime at United, the doom loop clicks on and on and on.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 10 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
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
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
In the meantime at United, the doom loop clicks on and on and on.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 10 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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clicks
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What succeeds Khamenei would likely be worse, as one man is not the entire Iranian system alone.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026
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This happens often enough when one administration succeeds another, to be sure, with the new team insisting that its predecessors were idiots, but the Hegseth Pentagon carries such insults to a new level.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 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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There goes his liver, Rachel thought.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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But with the June primary ballot deadline rapidly approaching, the delay likely nixes the possibility of the city amending its own tax before a possible statewide measure goes before voters.—
CalMatters,
Oc Register,
29 Jan. 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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The film stars Sally Field as a widow who bonds with a giant Pacific octopus, while also connecting with a young man (Lewis Pullman) in need of direction.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Clicks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clicks. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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