domino effect
noun
plural domino effects
: a cumulative effect produced when one event initiates a succession of similar events compare ripple effect
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Failure at the professional level could have the potential to create a domino effect that would impact the player and his entire family.
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Felipe Cardenas, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
State of play: The Montana decision is especially significant since several other states have similar constitutional provisions, potentially leading to a domino effect of state legal actions to force certain steps to be taken.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
If enacted, such ideas could have domino effects into housing affordability.
—Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2024
Mordechai Kedar, who specialized in Syria affairs during a 25-year career in Israeli military intelligence, said that the events in Syria were a domino effect from Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel.
—Mick Krever, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
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Felipe Cardenas, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
State of play: The Montana decision is especially significant since several other states have similar constitutional provisions, potentially leading to a domino effect of state legal actions to force certain steps to be taken.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
If enacted, such ideas could have domino effects into housing affordability.
—Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2024
Mordechai Kedar, who specialized in Syria affairs during a 25-year career in Israeli military intelligence, said that the events in Syria were a domino effect from Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel.
—Mick Krever, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Domino effect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/domino%20effect. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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