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as in communing
to form a close personal relationship
we just clicked from the moment we met
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as in succeeding
to turn out as planned or desired
sometimes an idea simply clicks
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Recent Examples of clicking
Always double-check the sender and avoid clicking links.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Fans may purchase tickets online by clicking here.
—Jacob Beltran, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Feb. 2026
Set your own by clicking any country’s chart below.
—Josh Katz, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
According to Amazon, avoid responding, or clicking links provided by the sender.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
Check out the new trailer for Disclosure Day by clicking above.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 8 Feb. 2026
Moore was one of Payton’s key receivers in New Orleans from 2006 to 2013, there to witness the full journey of Payton truly clicking with his scheme and with quarterback Drew Brees beginning in 2009.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2026
Listen to the full interview by clicking on the blue play button above.
—Ailsa Chang, NPR, 30 Jan. 2026
How to avoid scams Stern said people should verify messages directly on official websites or by phone and avoid clicking links or sharing personal information with unsolicited contacts.
—Dallas Morning News, 27 Jan. 2026
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Fans may purchase tickets online by clicking here.
—Jacob Beltran, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Feb. 2026
Set your own by clicking any country’s chart below.
—Josh Katz, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
According to Amazon, avoid responding, or clicking links provided by the sender.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
Check out the new trailer for Disclosure Day by clicking above.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 8 Feb. 2026
Moore was one of Payton’s key receivers in New Orleans from 2006 to 2013, there to witness the full journey of Payton truly clicking with his scheme and with quarterback Drew Brees beginning in 2009.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2026
Listen to the full interview by clicking on the blue play button above.
—Ailsa Chang, NPR, 30 Jan. 2026
How to avoid scams Stern said people should verify messages directly on official websites or by phone and avoid clicking links or sharing personal information with unsolicited contacts.
—Dallas Morning News, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clicking
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From Jesus to Wordsworth, people wandered into the wilderness in hopes of communing with a greater power, to be forced to confront their truest selves.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Jan. 2026
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Even the film’s central idea of a child communing with giant, surreal automatons — such a eerily resonant image, recalling James Whale’s original Frankenstein — is ultimately a nonstarter.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
5 Dec. 2025
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Bob Iger, named chief executive in 2005 succeeding Michael Eisner, left abruptly in 2000 and then parks chief Bob Chapek stepped in.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
4 Feb. 2026
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Aside from contributing more tax money and stimulating the economy, O’Leary also reasoned that some billionaires are self-made and shouldn’t be punished for succeeding financially in their careers.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
4 Feb. 2026
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The collision of opposing perspectives forges art that challenges and confronts, that forces us out of familiar ways of thinking, relating and being.—
Richard P. Weigand,
Rolling Stone,
30 Jan. 2026
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Feeling withdrawn from relating?—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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Michael Hicks weighs in on how a copy‑paste bill has lawmakers going after degrees Indiana doesn’t even offer in his latest op-ed.—
Kurtcia Collazo,
IndyStar,
9 Feb. 2026
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At one point, NBC’s color commentator Cris Collinsworth openly wondered how many yards Walker had picked up after going backward.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Clicking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clicking. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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