domino effect
noun
plural domino effects
: a cumulative effect produced when one event initiates a succession of similar events compare ripple effect
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The generational domino effect has already seen longtime politicians opt to retire or pursue higher office, moves that have created new openings for political ladder-climbers beneath them.
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Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
What happens overseas does have an domino effect on what happens at the pump nationally.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 June 2025
The main sticking point in the labor dispute had been how to raise wages for the engineers without creating a financially disastrous domino effect for the transit agency.
—Bruce Shipkowski, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
Mastering these three competencies transforms executives into crisis multipliers—leaders who maintain cohesion, anticipate domino effects and sustain momentum even under extreme pressure.
—Miriam Chickering, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
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Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
What happens overseas does have an domino effect on what happens at the pump nationally.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 June 2025
The main sticking point in the labor dispute had been how to raise wages for the engineers without creating a financially disastrous domino effect for the transit agency.
—Bruce Shipkowski, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
Mastering these three competencies transforms executives into crisis multipliers—leaders who maintain cohesion, anticipate domino effects and sustain momentum even under extreme pressure.
—Miriam Chickering, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for domino effect
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“Domino effect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/domino%20effect. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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