chain reactions

plural of chain reaction

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for chain reactions
Noun
  • Each character has their own specialized sequences for these moments, and can go a step further once their synergy meter fills, allowing two fighters to do a special team-up that’s also customized to each individual pairing.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The book has a lot of action sequences and also physical transformations.
    Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • When Timothy Walsh walked into KPMG for the first time 33 years ago, he was handed a stack of loan files and sent straight to a copy machine.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Advocates for rent reporting, from nonprofits to members of Congress, have touted it as a way for those with thin or non-existent credit files to start building or boosting their creditworthiness.
    Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Stakeholders will closely monitor effects on private grocery chains, jobs, and the overall cost of living in the city.
    Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Play Haus embraces child-like maximalism with candy-bright color palettes, cartoonish ceramics, paper chains, and a touch of chaos.
    Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Diversion programs generally aren’t supported with federal dollars as that money comes with too many strings attached.
    Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Chains, strings, bows, keychains and small furry toys are just some of the add-ons sported by celebrities and other style influencers, giving their denim a young and carefree vibe.
    Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The companies did not share details, but some aviation experts told NPR that some cargo could be shifted to passenger planes, trains and trucks.
    NPR, NPR, 9 Nov. 2025
  • While there are high-speed trains to Istanbul from other parts of Turkey, the easiest way to get there is to fly, as you’ll be deposited right in the heart of this sprawling megacity.
    Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Do this combination of 30-second progressions + 30-second recovery blocks for five rounds.
    J'ne Day-Lucore, Outside, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The aim at Anfield was always success but small progressions would have been accepted, considering Liverpool had been only the fourth-best team in the Premier League under his predecessor Gerard Houllier.
    James Pearce, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The rows of souvenir shops selling 4-inch-tall plastic Oscar statuettes are not the permanent fate of Hollywood Boulevard.
    Oren Peleg, HollywoodReporter, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Travelers breezed through largely empty rows of stanchions at the TSA checkpoint, where wait times were listed as less than 10 minutes.
    Nathan Diller, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • What To Know Fuel is running short in Bamako because of the blockade by JNIM fighters, with long queues forming at gas stations, according to residents.
    Matthew Tostevin, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The month-long blockade by the JNIM armed group has set off long queues at petrol stations in Bamako and other major cities, grinding economic activity to a halt.
    Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Chain reactions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chain%20reactions. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.

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