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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And yet, the cumulative effect of this literary and cultural exploration is anything but prescriptive (whatever the messages of some of the films themselves).
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Rachel Vorona Cote, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2025
While her book is at times fragmentary and episodic, marked by abrupt discontinuities, the cumulative effect is powerful, eloquently testifying to the horrific consequences of this conflict.
—Rebecca Donner, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
But if the bench doesn’t inspire much confidence in Willard to utilize it, that means more minutes for the starting five, which can have a cumulative effect on that group — and outside expectations of a deep run in the Big Ten and NCAA tournaments.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 26 Jan. 2025
And the cumulative effect of federal, state, and local government policies along with corporate action put the U.S. on track to more than double its emissions reduction pace this decade compared to the decarbonization rate achieved in the 2010s.
—Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Rachel Vorona Cote, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2025
While her book is at times fragmentary and episodic, marked by abrupt discontinuities, the cumulative effect is powerful, eloquently testifying to the horrific consequences of this conflict.
—Rebecca Donner, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
But if the bench doesn’t inspire much confidence in Willard to utilize it, that means more minutes for the starting five, which can have a cumulative effect on that group — and outside expectations of a deep run in the Big Ten and NCAA tournaments.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 26 Jan. 2025
And the cumulative effect of federal, state, and local government policies along with corporate action put the U.S. on track to more than double its emissions reduction pace this decade compared to the decarbonization rate achieved in the 2010s.
—Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Cumulative effect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cumulative%20effect. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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