ripple effect

noun

: a spreading, pervasive, and usually unintentional effect or influence

the automotive industry has a ripple effect on many other industries

compare domino effect

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Having women in the director's chair clearly creates ripple effects that draw more women into key roles across the filmmaking process. —

Kim Elsesser, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025 Instead, Seitz pointed to recent regulatory changes in California, a massive market known for sending ripple effects through other states. —

Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025 Yet the team at Treasury recognized the potential for harm to parts suppliers and the ripple effect on Ford and General Motors. —

Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 31 Dec. 2024 The massive ripple effects of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes are still being felt by tens of thousands of people in Hollywood and adjacent industries. —

Defne Karabatur, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for ripple effect