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Recent Examples of chain reaction
Police reports indicated Rice was driving 119 mph in a Lamborghini Urus just before crashing and causing a chain reaction on a Dallas highway.
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Jesse Newell, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Texas’s efforts have set off a chain reaction of other states on both sides of the aisle eyeing plans to draw new maps ahead of the midterms, including California, Ohio, New York and Missouri.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 27 Aug. 2025
That movie set up a chain reaction, prompting Lego collaborations with other kid-favorite franchises, including Unikitty, Spider-Man, and both Marvel and DC superheroes.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 25 Aug. 2025
My expectation is that it would be transported with the control elements fully inserted into the reactor to prevent a chain reaction from starting during transit.
—Emily Waltz, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Aug. 2025
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Jesse Newell, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Texas’s efforts have set off a chain reaction of other states on both sides of the aisle eyeing plans to draw new maps ahead of the midterms, including California, Ohio, New York and Missouri.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 27 Aug. 2025
That movie set up a chain reaction, prompting Lego collaborations with other kid-favorite franchises, including Unikitty, Spider-Man, and both Marvel and DC superheroes.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 25 Aug. 2025
My expectation is that it would be transported with the control elements fully inserted into the reactor to prevent a chain reaction from starting during transit.
—Emily Waltz, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chain reaction
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Later, Howard calls Matt and agrees to cut the sequence but also threatens to destroy him.—
Carson Blackwelder,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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The aforementioned masks, for instance, hasten strange visions for Blakey, but the film’s hard boundary between his dreams and waking life sap these sequences of all tension.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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This past July, the conservative advocacy group America First Legal requested a federal investigation of the chain due to its alleged discrimination against white employees.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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The death sets off a chain of events that forces Lilian to revisit her fractured family life and complicated bond with her ex-husband.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
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Allen consistently had time to scan the field and go through his progressions.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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The study demonstrated the varied progression of the disease among different individuals.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Sep. 2025
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One player dominating gets tedious very quickly; so does a string of one-time winners.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Sanders battled against Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett and fellow rookie Dillon Gabriel in training camp and preseason and was ultimately named the Browns' third-string quarterback.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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Spending money to protect Harris isn’t sitting well with some, including the Los Angeles Police Protective League, the union that represents rank-and-file LAPD officers.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Sep. 2025
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When interviewed by officers, Burns admitted to creating multiple social media accounts to distribute and receive child pornography, including files of prepubescent children, the release states.—
NWA Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
6 Sep. 2025
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With local landfills nearing capacity, about half of the county’s waste is now shipped by train to out-of-state facilities, increasing both environmental and financial costs.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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Before the game, express trips will run every 10 minutes to supplement local service, and after the game, SEPTA will have 10 express and six local trains operating.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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In January 2024, a downsizing Groupon moved to smaller digs downtown, leaving a 300,000-square-foot hole in the onetime nexus of the Chicago tech scene.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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The nexus between these two instances is the California Public Records Act, a law which mandates disclosing certain documents held by the government agencies.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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In the fall, the Blue Ridge Scenic Railway offers one of the Southeast’s most charming front-row seats to leaf-peeping season.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
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For the third year in a row, the Hollywood couple brought their daughters – 11-year-old Hazel and 9-year-old Violet – to the pro tennis tournament in New York City.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Chain reaction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chain%20reaction. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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