clicked

verb

past tense of click
1
as in related
to form a close personal relationship we just clicked from the moment we met

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2
as in succeeded
to turn out as planned or desired sometimes an idea simply clicks

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Recent Examples of clicked And thanks to his bluntness, something clicked. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 19 June 2026 But something clicked for Williams around the four-minute mark of the final period. — Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 27 June 2026 Yet somehow the combination clicked. — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2026 The knob controls volume and can be clicked to pause and resume content (double- or triple-clicking skips and reverses songs, respectively). — Brad Bourque, The Verge, 23 June 2026 Appreciation needs to acknowledge what happened before the donor clicked. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 Gross and Baxter instantly clicked and have remained friends, nearly four decades after the NBC sitcom ended in 1989. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 22 June 2026 Blunt honesty had clicked with a relentless desire for improvement, launching a professional partnership and personal friendship that greatly enriched the careers of both men and, in time, would meaningfully alter the course of Chelsea history. — Liam Twomey, New York Times, 24 June 2026 The Pew Research Center found that Google users who encountered an AI summary in response to their search term clicked on a link in the search results 8% of the time, compared to 15% of the time when no AI summary was offered. — Matthew Kayser, Miami Herald, 22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clicked
  1. related
  2. succeeded
  3. communed
  4. went
  5. bonded
Verb
  • What’s In The Release Apple’s release notes specify that the content is all security-related.
    — David Phelan, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Fable 5 included guardrails that prevented the AI system from assisting with a wide range of cybersecurity- and biology-related tasks.
    — Jared Perlo, NBC news, 1 July 2026
Definition of related
Verb
  • Ben Sheppard and Jarace Walker, two first-round picks from 2023, both have succeeded in the postseason for Indiana and have grown across the last three seasons.
    — Tony East, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Fabrizio Ciafrei succeeded Kiss in the CEO role, as reported.
    — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 29 June 2026
Definition of succeeded
Verb
  • The Romans had their thermae, the Japanese communed in onsens, and Native American tribes gathered in sweat lodges.
    — Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 May 2026
  • Psychic medium Patti Negri communed with the spirits at the Winchester Mystery House on Wednesday night to make a prediction on which team will win the Super Bowl on Sunday.
    — Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
Definition of communed
Verb
  • The rookie point guard went 7 of 19 from the field and 4 of 9 from 3-point range after struggling with his shot in his summer league debut.
    — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
  • Desperate to close the gap, Sebastian Berhalter brought energy off the bench and nearly scored, but his shot went wide left.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026
Definition of went
Verb
  • This approach is used to produce everything from the 21C’s suspension components to its gearbox case, as well as multi-piece assemblies bonded together using proprietary adhesives.
    — Bradley Iger, ArsTechnica, 6 July 2026
  • Rhaenyra's younger son Joffrey remains bonded with Tyraxes, but the animal (and his rider) are too small for battle.
    — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 6 July 2026
Definition of bonded

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