clicks

present tense third-person singular of click

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of clicks The cashier unfolds a plastic bag, clicks around on his computer. — Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026 In the case here, once the intended party clicks on the share link, the DNS information is recorded in a searchable database. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026 Users can switch back to the original layout, Narasimhan says, and Reels will be unmuted once a user swipes or clicks into a video. — Mia Sato, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clicks
Verb
  • Philbrick relates all this less as history than as a stage play.
    — Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The film slowly relates that the aspiring rapper and superfan ingratiated himself into the band’s circles, flying to New York multiple times as a teenager for the purpose.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • In many of the later versions, Sita remains safe within the boundary, and Ravana succeeds in abducting her only after inducing her to cross it.
    — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The British executive succeeds Axel Keller, who is stepping down after more than five years with the company.
    — Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • In one sequence, Jay bonds with a wayward jellyfish — much like Tom Hanks with his volleyball, Wilson, in Castaway.
    — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The young man who bonds with the ghost of his a–hole father while trapped in a gooey cushion of whale intestines stays with the ghost of his a–hole father.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • According to Tarantino, however, the reference goes way deeper.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Bel glows with a kind of rude Californian health and goes once a week for chiropractic adjustments, including of her jaw.
    — Alessandra Codinha, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026

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“Clicks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clicks. Accessed 2 Nov. 2026.

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