chain reactions

Definition of chain reactionsnext
plural of chain reaction

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for chain reactions
Noun
  • The opening sequences feature Gomis in a Paris studio auditioning first-time actors Correa and Kouadio, along with a host of other potential cast members.
    Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Their 11 goals conceded from direct attacks (defined as shot or goal-ending open-play sequences that start inside the team’s half and move at least 50 per cent towards the goal) that year were only exceeded by Luton Town and Sheffield United (13), who both ended up relegated.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • In France, the highest-profile figure affected by the recent release of the Epstein files is former Culture Minister Jack Lang, 86, who stepped down earlier this month as head of the Arab World Institute in Paris over suspicions of tax fraud.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Feb. 2026
  • In Minneapolis, dozens of people – including Ecklund – have been arrested and detained for hours but never charged, according to attorneys working on the cases and court files.
    Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • This trend has led to the treat turning up at national chains, like ALDI.
    Joseph Erbentraut, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Large chains or spiked jewelry.
    Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The Punjab provincial government required motorbike riders to install a safety rod between their handlebars to keep kite strings stretched across roads from getting tangled around their necks — a past cause of injury and death.
    Betsy Joles, NPR, 14 Feb. 2026
  • My music vibrates strings in there that never moved before.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Unruly Orange Line passengers Orange Line riders said seeing groups of unruly teenagers on trains and platforms was nothing new.
    Brandon Truitt, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Kids can attend shows at a live theater; learn about space, trains, pop culture and art through exhibits; and show off their athletic skills at the Riley Children's Health Sports Legends Experience.
    Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 18 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • This is not complicated or challenging music, and at times the chord progressions are simple enough to make one yearn for a bit more spikiness.
    Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 11 Feb. 2026
  • And the Rams were able to make some adjustments later in the game, either with running backs picking up pressures or Stafford going through his progressions faster.
    Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 21 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Videos that have leaked out of Iran and were verified by NBC News show rows and rows of body bags inside and outside the facility as families try to identify their relatives.
    Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Attendees can expect shows from high-profile design houses like Coach, Sergio Hudson and Norma Kamali, their front rows now doubt packed with A-listers.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Record-high connection queues from congested grids threaten to stymie electricity output even when demand and generation capacity exist.
    Natasha Bracken, semafor.com, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Any Londoner or New Yorker knows the queues all too well.
    Lela London, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Chain reactions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chain%20reactions. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.

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