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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The cumulative effect could be overwhelming, advocates warn.
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Helen Rummel, AZCentral.com, 20 Oct. 2025
The cumulative effect shows up in national productivity.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
The cumulative effect of houses is large, because there's so many, but the amount of glass that needs to be treated at each one is small.
—NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
The cumulative effect of the associations between SNPs and intelligence has leveled off, and correlations remain only that.
—Eric Turkheimer, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2025
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Helen Rummel, AZCentral.com, 20 Oct. 2025
The cumulative effect shows up in national productivity.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
The cumulative effect of houses is large, because there's so many, but the amount of glass that needs to be treated at each one is small.
—NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
The cumulative effect of the associations between SNPs and intelligence has leveled off, and correlations remain only that.
—Eric Turkheimer, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cumulative effect
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“Cumulative effect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cumulative%20effect. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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