Thesaurus results for CHAIN REACTION

chain reaction

noun

Definition of chain reaction

as in sequence

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Recent Examples of chain reaction 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 When a heinous crime sets off a chain reaction of mutual care and resistance within a trans community, two trans women search for the perpetrator that leads to the highest reaches of government. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 20 June 2026 This means aromatherapy starts a chain reaction of signals to your brain and chemical responses throughout your body. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2026 The Hyundai then struck another car, which caused a chain reaction that involved a third vehicle. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for chain reaction

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The most forceful argument to this end comes during a sequence in Hades, when Sinon (Elliot Page, giving the film’s best performance) essentially spits on Odysseus’s ethical and narrative framework for the world.

— Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 21 July 2026
Silverstein adds that the overall tone of the third season has matured alongside its cast, from its plot to its fight sequences to its creature designs.

— Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 21 July 2026

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Purchases allegedly made by Burke under aliases also included cadaver bags, heavy-duty laundry bags, chain saws, a shovel and a fireproof mat, Byers testified.

— Madeline Morrison, NBC news, 22 July 2026
The Kansas City-area chain had operated for 33 years before announcing its closure.

— Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026

Definition of chain

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Leipzig’s playing style is about ball progression — similar to the mentality preferred by Glasner at Palace — and there would not be room in their side for a player who was not capable of carrying the ball or progressing the team down the pitch.

— Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 21 July 2026
But also with that comes the reward and the drive and the drug that is the adrenaline of self-improvement, self-progression, evolving.

— Rachel Burchfield, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of progression

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Congressional staffers can access sensitive information such as Social Security numbers on casework files and veterans’ records with no background check, but federal employees across the executive branch are subject to a background check.

— Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 20 July 2026
Justin Sullivan / Getty Images file The altercation unfolded July 14 at the United Airlines counter at SFO as the family was trying to leave for a trip to Canada.

— Thom Jensen, NBC news, 20 July 2026

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Speaking of God, the pedal steel is capable of exaltation, too, the rise and fall of its strings able to emulate a glorious choir or a keening request or spread out like the cosmos itself.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026
This system means players adjust their tactics (and often their string tensions on their rackets) through each stretch.

— James Hansen, New York Times, 20 July 2026

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Downtown is an easy train ride away on the CTA Red Line or via express buses on Addison Street, half a block from the hotel.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 July 2026
The New York Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft in 2023, alleging that the companies infringed on copyright by using its intellectual property to train models.

— Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 21 July 2026

Definition of train

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He’s been jamming with The Internet again, his collective with childhood friends Syd and Matt Martians, who emerged from the Odd Future nexus to become a pacesetting act for young R&B and hip-hop fans.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026
The foreign nexus That brings us back to the State Department’s ministerial.

— Jason M. Blazakis, The Conversation, 22 July 2026

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