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 signing also had a domino effect on New York’s roster.
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Peter Baugh, New York Times, 10 July 2025
That could have a domino effect on how states fund and structure the programs and lead to reductions in benefits or changes to eligibility standards.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 4 July 2025
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.
—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
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Peter Baugh, New York Times, 10 July 2025
That could have a domino effect on how states fund and structure the programs and lead to reductions in benefits or changes to eligibility standards.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 4 July 2025
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.
—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
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“Domino effect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/domino%20effect. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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