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Recent Examples of chain reaction
This process summons deep, cold waters in the central and eastern Pacific, triggering a chain reaction of weather events.
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Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 14 Oct. 2024
Viewers attempting to follow a train of thought or a set of actions find the material in the room around them setting off a chain reaction leading to all sorts of mayhem.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 July 2024
The death of Hamilton County Auditor Brigid Kelly in March from esophageal cancer set off a complicated chain reaction that led to the 28th House District becoming an open seat.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 4 Oct. 2024
Our sense organs vibrate with specific forms of energy or matter (with matter being but a dense form of energy) and set off a chain reaction that turns into information, interpretation, actions and so forth.
—Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
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Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 14 Oct. 2024
Viewers attempting to follow a train of thought or a set of actions find the material in the room around them setting off a chain reaction leading to all sorts of mayhem.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 July 2024
The death of Hamilton County Auditor Brigid Kelly in March from esophageal cancer set off a complicated chain reaction that led to the 28th House District becoming an open seat.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 4 Oct. 2024
Our sense organs vibrate with specific forms of energy or matter (with matter being but a dense form of energy) and set off a chain reaction that turns into information, interpretation, actions and so forth.
—Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for chain reaction
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chain reaction
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The household is barely making ends meet in the series’ opening sequence, and after Jean’s disappearance, the siblings are cruelly separated by the British bureaucratic state.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
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The test, developed at the University of California, San Francisco, extracts the DNA and RNA from a sample of blood, tissue or body fluid, and then sequences the genetic material and compares the sequences to a vast database of viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites to see what matches up.Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Their cutbacks on spending forced a reckoning among restaurants, with fast-food brands like McDonald’s leaning into value menus and full-service chains like Red Lobster embarking on ambitious makeovers.Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Taco Bell has been proactive in using social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram (META) to engage with users, and the Tex-Mex chain has even gone so far as to let customers vote through the Taco Bell app on which menu items should make a comeback.Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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By creating a non-resolving chord progression that seemingly never ends.Nate Sloan, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
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Any activity that increases heart rate can slow the progression of Alzheimer’s, the experts agreed.Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Many economists and Fed watchers expect the central bank to lower short term interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point Thursday — the second rate cut in what's projected to be a string of rate reductions in the next year or so.Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
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This new compilation is the latest in a quick string of successes that have all reached the list in only the past few months.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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An attorney wasn’t listed for him in the court file as of Wednesday afternoon.Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2024
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Lake hyped the release of the file as a looming bombshell, even though Kate Gallego had long ago endorsed him for the Senate.Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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The back of the dress featured a flowing train in black velvet, which began at the waist and side paneling of the dramatic dress.Julia Teti, WWD, 18 Nov. 2024
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Lieberman said weekend ridership increased the most, providing half-hourly weekend train services instead of hourly.Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
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One of these hotbeds of pre-election activity is Riyadh, where Elon Musk last week paused his pro-Trump electioneering to beam in to the Future Investment Initiative conference, a gathering at the nexus of foreign affairs, tech and global investments.Alexander Smith, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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So, Mosher fell in with pockets of others who left their vehicles in long rows on sidewalks and roadway shoulders and walked – pushing strollers, maneuvering a leg-cast scooter, hoisting toddlers on hips and shoulders – under a late-summer sun toward the nexus of flashing blue lights.Nouran Salahieh, Michelle Krupa and Nicole Chavez, CNN, 5 Sep. 2024
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To put Golden State ahead, Anderson drilled three 3-pointers in a row.Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Trump, meanwhile, is representing his party for the third presidential election in a row.Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Chain reaction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chain%20reaction. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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