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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Like the film, the show charts the domino effects of the 2008 financial crisis, which stalled construction on the outrageous Florida mega-mansion as the Siegels faced foreclosure.
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Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
Schwarber's signing could also create a domino effect of other players signing early, which would allow teams to possibly have key players on their roster before the start of the new year.
—Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025
The domino effect pushes deliveries out, forces expensive air freight, and overloads suppliers.
—Raj Dhiman, Sourcing Journal, 6 Nov. 2025
For online banks and credit unions that tend to offer the highest-yield CDs, there’s certainly been a domino effect.
—Layla Melendez, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
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Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
Schwarber's signing could also create a domino effect of other players signing early, which would allow teams to possibly have key players on their roster before the start of the new year.
—Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025
The domino effect pushes deliveries out, forces expensive air freight, and overloads suppliers.
—Raj Dhiman, Sourcing Journal, 6 Nov. 2025
For online banks and credit unions that tend to offer the highest-yield CDs, there’s certainly been a domino effect.
—Layla Melendez, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Domino effect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/domino%20effect. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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