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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
Recording is as simple as arming a track and clicking the Record icon.
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Jamie Lendino, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026
How Viewers Use Rain Soundscapes People aren’t just clicking these videos once out of curiosity.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
Always double-check links and sender addresses before clicking.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2026
The public can also report sightings of healthy animals by clicking here.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Check out Evan’s response below, and see the full session by clicking or tapping the link here.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 28 Mar. 2026
Things seemed to simply be clicking on Thursday.
—Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
After clicking on a video, the search bar was in the right-hand corner.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2026
After clicking on a video, the search bar sat in the right-hand corner.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 23 Mar. 2026
Jamie Lendino, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026
How Viewers Use Rain Soundscapes People aren’t just clicking these videos once out of curiosity.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
Always double-check links and sender addresses before clicking.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2026
The public can also report sightings of healthy animals by clicking here.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Check out Evan’s response below, and see the full session by clicking or tapping the link here.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 28 Mar. 2026
Things seemed to simply be clicking on Thursday.
—Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
After clicking on a video, the search bar was in the right-hand corner.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2026
After clicking on a video, the search bar sat in the right-hand corner.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 23 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clicking
Verb
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The team were meek in defeat, but after a weekend carousing and communing in central London, Newcastle fans arrived at Wembley with a collective hangover.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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Jefferson Airplane communing in the Haight.—
Joe Hagan,
Vanity Fair,
18 Mar. 2026
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Hashem rose to the position after the 2024 war, succeeding Ali Karaki, who was killed alongside former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli strike that year.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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Fahmy’s five-year term as secretary-general will start in July, succeeding Ahmed Aboul Gheit, who has served as Arab League chief since 2016.—
Samy Magdy,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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The Pisces new moon creates opportunities for fulfillment through relating.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
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In relating her story this way, Gisèle is restoring to the record her waking life.—
Gaby Wood,
Vogue,
21 Feb. 2026
Verb
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O’Leary continued that surge Saturday, going 4-for-4 with four singles, a walk and two runs as the Porters mounted a big rally before losing 8-7 to Joliet West in nine innings in the WJOL Tournament championship game at Slammers Stadium in Joliet.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Apr. 2026
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Šilovs also allowed a goal in the first period that clanged off his mask before somehow going between his legs.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Clicking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clicking. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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