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 is fewer community judgments and more private, judicial and legislative control over outcomes.
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Richard Lorren Jolly, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
Additionally, the cumulative effect of ADHD drug treatment may lead to additive improvements over time, whereas negative consequences may accumulate the longer an individual goes untreated.
—Anuradha Varanasi, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
The cumulative effect of these decisions has raised concerns about the potential for an imbalance in the system of governance.
—Steven Delco, Hartford Courant, 8 Aug. 2025
The cumulative effect of crises on top of crises — from war, to daily explosions suspected to be sabotage, to skyrocketing inflation, to water and power cuts — has many Iranians reeling.
—Leily Nikounazar Arash Khamooshi, New York Times, 26 July 2025
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Richard Lorren Jolly, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
Additionally, the cumulative effect of ADHD drug treatment may lead to additive improvements over time, whereas negative consequences may accumulate the longer an individual goes untreated.
—Anuradha Varanasi, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
The cumulative effect of these decisions has raised concerns about the potential for an imbalance in the system of governance.
—Steven Delco, Hartford Courant, 8 Aug. 2025
The cumulative effect of crises on top of crises — from war, to daily explosions suspected to be sabotage, to skyrocketing inflation, to water and power cuts — has many Iranians reeling.
—Leily Nikounazar Arash Khamooshi, New York Times, 26 July 2025
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“Cumulative effect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cumulative%20effect. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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