domino effect
noun
plural domino effects
: a cumulative effect produced when one event initiates a succession of similar events compare ripple effect
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And Trump could only ignore the negative domino effect on the whole economy for so long.
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Anna Cooban, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
The result could be a domino effect of protectionism, with countries turning inward and raising tariffs in response to American trade barriers, experts said.
—Alexandra Stevenson, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
The first tree fell back there and hit the tree here, which hit another tree, and so there's a domino effect.
—David Chiu, People.com, 18 Feb. 2025
Such a domino effect—or cascade—happened in 2006, when a power line was shut off to accommodate a cruise ship transport.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 23 Jan. 2025
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Anna Cooban, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
The result could be a domino effect of protectionism, with countries turning inward and raising tariffs in response to American trade barriers, experts said.
—Alexandra Stevenson, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
The first tree fell back there and hit the tree here, which hit another tree, and so there's a domino effect.
—David Chiu, People.com, 18 Feb. 2025
Such a domino effect—or cascade—happened in 2006, when a power line was shut off to accommodate a cruise ship transport.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 23 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for domino effect
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“Domino effect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/domino%20effect. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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