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 undeniably exciting.
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Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
The cumulative effect has been a new global order, one that is increasingly shaped not by systems or institutions, but by the will of a single man.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
The cumulative effect of this album is one of culmination, a sense that Garrett has mastered this range of heavy sounds and can now combine them at will.
—Brad Sanders, Pitchfork, 14 Apr. 2026
For dual-income couples, where both spouses may have traditional IRAs generating RMDs, the cumulative effect on household taxable income — and therefore on Social Security benefit taxation — can be substantial.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
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Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
The cumulative effect has been a new global order, one that is increasingly shaped not by systems or institutions, but by the will of a single man.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
The cumulative effect of this album is one of culmination, a sense that Garrett has mastered this range of heavy sounds and can now combine them at will.
—Brad Sanders, Pitchfork, 14 Apr. 2026
For dual-income couples, where both spouses may have traditional IRAs generating RMDs, the cumulative effect on household taxable income — and therefore on Social Security benefit taxation — can be substantial.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
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“Cumulative effect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cumulative%20effect. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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