chain reactions

noun

Definition of chain reactionsnext
plural of chain reaction
as in consecutions

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  1. files
  2. nexus
  3. progressions
Noun
  • Regular audits to remove outdated files are crucial for reducing risks.
    Rich Vibert, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • So long as fans still thought of music in terms of ownership, there were still things to sell them—if not physical media, at least song files meant to be downloaded onto your hard drive.
    Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of files
Noun
  • The Chicago Cubs have been at the nexus of the two biggest baseball trades of the last week.
    Newsweek, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Nudity in movies is limited to the following swaths of skin: side, top, or nexus of breast; genitals under duvet; ass walking away from shower (preferably in a locker room).
    Grace Henes, The New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of nexus
Noun
  • His signature production style — the glistening synth chord progressions that doused early OF releases in a cartoon-like technicolor — arrived subdued beneath a moodier sonic register.
    Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Currently, bill progressions have slowed or halted entirely following the conclusion of legislative sessions in most states.
    Trans Formations Project, Them, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of progressions
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