snowball effect

noun

: a situation in which one action or event causes many other similar actions or events

The city hopes that these improvements will have a snowball effect and spur private investment in the community.

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However, the lack of investment has a snowball effect: More attrition occurs as employees look for better upskilling opportunities elsewhere—which leaves more holes to fill. —Ben Betts, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024

Additionally, these celebrations have the potential to create a snowball effect of civic engagement, boosting turnout in subsequent elections and reinforcing voting as a habit that is strengthened over time. —Beth Lynk, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024

The snowball effect of those NBA All-Stars participating led to Mr. James and another Lakers great, Kobe Bryant, playing years later. —Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 July 2024

One internship led to another For Mathur, that first internship created a snowball effect on her career. —Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 20 July 2024

That choice had a snowball effect that would eventually land him in jail. —Camellia Burris, Miami Herald, 17 July 2024

Mobile started a snowball effect, and by 2000 the restaurant started a small-scale catering operation. —Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2024

The snowball effect led to Richie enlisting good friend Quincy Jones to produce, Jones contacting Michael Jackson to help write the song with Richie, and Harry Belafonte sparking the idea to funnel proceeds from the single to benefit starvation in Africa. —Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2024

Some scientists fear the decline is now so extreme that humanity has lost control of what is now an unavoidable snowball effect. —Alexander Smith, NBC News, 24 Jan. 2024