cumulative effect

noun

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

the cumulative effect(s) of smoking on the body

Examples of cumulative effect in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The cumulative effect is of praising something distant, as if the true show’s subject is only worshipped but not understood. —Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 21 May 2025

The cumulative effect would be a constitutional structure unable to check executive overreach, fundamentally altering the relationship between citizens and the state. —Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025

However, the cumulative effect of numerous collective policies that change in multiple ways simultaneously may be devastating. —Scott A. Rivkees, Time, 6 May 2025

But to many legal scholars, the cumulative effect of these actions is a calculated effort to redefine who belongs—and who doesn’t—within America’s legal and political framework. —Nik Popli, Time, 15 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for cumulative effect

• affect
• aspect
• bedecked
• bisect
• collect
• connect
• correct
• deflect
• detect
• direct
• dissect
• eject