Thesaurus results for CHAIN REACTION

chain reaction

noun

Definition of chain reaction

as in sequence

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Recent Examples of chain reaction Video shared on social media shows the chain reaction crash in which one police all-terrain vehicle rear-ends another, pushing it into at least two pedestrians and then hitting a boardwalk tram car. — Laura Fay, CBS News, 12 July 2026 Standard nuclear reactors rely on a self-sustaining chain reaction. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026 Twelve years after this, nuclear physicist Hans Bethe formulated the first explanation of this nuclear fusion process, detailing the proton-proton chain reaction and the Carbon-Nitrogen-Oxygen (CNO) cycle. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 3 July 2026 Among the 20 people injured in the chain reaction crash were the Uber driver, a 1-year-old who suffered a broken foot and an 11-year-old girl whose right leg had to be amputated. — Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 21 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for chain reaction

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Noun

Those types of sequences are building-block moments for Williams, competitive victories as the offense continues to take shape.

— Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
There are dance sequences to come, and delight to be had as their own kids demonstrate the same ferocious capacity for imaginative play in later years.

— Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of sequence

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The chain replaced its soft bun with a more sturdier version, changed the recipe for its mayonnaise and now serves it in a box instead of wrapped in paper.

— Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
After the pandemic, a national chain of Pilates studios reported 71 percent year-on-year growth in membership among men, as cited by GQ.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of chain

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In 2016, Crum first documented an alarming spike in severe black lung — as well as rapid progression of the disease — among younger and younger coal miners.

— Howard Berkes, NPR, 5 Aug. 2026
Doctors are hopeful this surgery opens up new realm of medicine to stop progression of disease, before birth.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of progression

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Someone in Beijing floated convertibility-by-token, watched the implications propagate, and closed the file.

— Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
By the end of the nineteenth century, the rise of the social-welfare state meant that Britain, Germany, and France began keeping files on individual citizens for purposes of the provision of assistance.

— Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of file

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The actor arrived in a regal sky blue high-neck top with a long cascading train and clashing red lining — custom designed by Prabal Gurung — offset with a casual pair of low slung, non-maternity jeans by La Ligne that skimmed just under her bump.

— Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
According to the Metra website, UPW Train #66 remains stopped near Lombard, but all other inbound and outbound trains are back on the move and may be operating 50 minutes behind schedule.

— Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of train

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Located a stone’s throw from the train station and at the nexus of historic neighborhoods—Recoleta, San Telmo, Puerto Madero—the hotel provides prime positioning for experiencing the city's rhythm.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
Different properties sit at the nexus of different taxing districts, which pay different percentages of their land value to the county.

— Mark Dee August 2, Idaho Statesman, 2 Aug. 2026

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