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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Eero Teerikorpi, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Just by signing Odighizuwa, and his team-friendly contract, the Cowboys have enacted a domino effect of moves to begin their roster construction going into 2025.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Mar. 2025
The lack of blitzing had a domino effect, as Philadelphia was able to keep its secondary in zone coverage for most of the night.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 10 Feb. 2025
Beyond Somalia, this recognition is a slippery slope entailing a domino effect of separatist movements across the region igniting conflicts in pursuit of independence, leading to unimaginable chaos.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Eero Teerikorpi, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Just by signing Odighizuwa, and his team-friendly contract, the Cowboys have enacted a domino effect of moves to begin their roster construction going into 2025.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Mar. 2025
The lack of blitzing had a domino effect, as Philadelphia was able to keep its secondary in zone coverage for most of the night.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 10 Feb. 2025
Beyond Somalia, this recognition is a slippery slope entailing a domino effect of separatist movements across the region igniting conflicts in pursuit of independence, leading to unimaginable chaos.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Domino effect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/domino%20effect. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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