clicks

present tense third-person singular of click

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of clicks If yours clicks every time the blades spin, the cause could be as simple as a loose screw or an unbalanced blade. — Tricia Goss, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2026 The piece of the puzzle that clicks into place this episode harkens back to Hal’s childhood. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2026 But patient acquisition doesn’t end when someone clicks an ad, finds you on Google, watches an Instagram video or lands on your website. — Chris Zelig, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026 The tone continues to be placid, the plunky marimba and steel drum score remains the same, and the performances only grow to feel even more remarkably lived-in as the severity of the situation clicks into place. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026 The line clicks again and a new voice floods into the receiver. — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026 On top, the power control is a familiar sliding switch that solidly clicks. — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 22 Aug. 2026 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 Each individual tool clicks into place and secures via the slide lock. — New Atlas, 9 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clicks
Verb
  • And then Mowbray relates some personal evidence of what has not changed — Middlesbrough’s attachment to football.
    — Michael Walker, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Musk’s father, Errol Musk, is interviewed in the film and relates a telling incident in which the family drove by the scene of a man who was being resuscitated by the side of the road.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • But before the 13-year-old succeeds to the throne, George has already expressed interest in other career areas as well.
    — Alicia Brunker, InStyle, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Wattiker, who reports to Marechalle, succeeds Kristin Patrick in the CMO role.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Realize that the cement is the glue that bonds the sand and stones in your mix together.
    — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Higher rates tend to slow economic activity by making borrowing more expensive and bonds more competitive with stocks for investment dollars.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • And keep in mind that a little goes a long way with each spritz, so one bottle will last you a while.
    — Ali Faccenda, InStyle, 26 Sep. 2026
  • When one of the contestants goes missing, Detective Fion Morgan has to work out the difference between what’s been shown on screen and the truth.
    — L.M. Chilton, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026

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“Clicks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clicks. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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