cumulative effect

noun

: an effect produced by something happening over a long period of time

the cumulative effect(s) of smoking on the body

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While that may seem reasonable at first glance, the cumulative effect is staggering—over 11,000 years of collective waiting time for Virginians. —

James Broughel, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024 The cumulative effect is New York swag coastal, with a sense of humor and mischief. —

Caroline Hatchett, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2024 The cumulative effect of the alternative news sources may far outshine the major media reports, and may have a much greater impact than any of us realize. —

John Brandon, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024 The cumulative effect on young people of this mix of brutal repression and aggressive courtship is, for the moment at least, silence: among Russia’s youth today, there are few signs of any meaningful currents of resistance. —

Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cumulative effect

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