chain reactions

noun

plural of chain reaction
as in consecutions

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chain reactions
  1. sequences
  2. files
  3. chains
  4. strings
  5. trains
  6. progressions
  7. rows
  8. queues
Noun
  • That might also explain the movie’s attempts to supercharge its few action sequences, as if the filmmakers realized belatedly that a sad book without much incident wasn’t exactly prime summer studio release fodder.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The genetic code is what life everywhere uses to convert the information contained in DNA into specific protein sequences.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of sequences
Noun
  • Around 1,200 agents overall exchanged more than 70,000 messages and files through an unauthorized message board, coordinating ways to game a hacking evaluation.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The phone includes 128GB of storage for photos, videos, software, and other files, plus compatibility with current iOS 26 updates.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of files
Noun
  • All major bank chains will be closed on Labor Day; however, physical ATMs will still be available at most bank locations.
    — Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The bars were sold at major grocery chains including Publix, Harris Teeter, Walmart and Food Lion, according to an online product finder on Outshine’s website.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of chains
Noun
  • Many bettors use nonsensical pseudonyms or random strings of letters and numbers for their aliases.
    — Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Buildings strewn with strings of lightbulbs at the World’s Fair in 1893.
    — Alison J. Stein, HubSpot, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of strings
Noun
  • Riccetti also argued that congestion caused by trains was a major factor in Hemphill traffic, and said that driver speeds along Hemphill are just too fast.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Members maintain the club's 129-year-old building, construct new stretches of track and fix each other's trains.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of trains
Noun
  • And Beckham surged onto the 53-man roster with late camp production, while Slayton seemed to become an afterthought in quarterback progressions and targets and in usage, dressing and playing the first half of that final exhibition.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Its Learning Commons integration allows teachers to build resources around local academic standards and the learning progressions beneath them.
    — Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of progressions
Noun
  • Inside, rows of in-house brand American Hat Company (manufactured in Bowie) line the walls, and customers queue up for sessions with its team of experienced shapers.
    — Christine Lennon, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Videos show crowds trying to flee a surging wall of mud, rows of buses and trucks swept aside like toys, and bridges cracked apart and swept away.
    — Josh Feldman, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of rows
Noun
  • The attention has gone to agents that go and do things, releasing payments, working collections queues, closing the books.
    — David Zwick, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Continuing Biki Oberoi’s tradition, The Oberoi Mumbai eschews buffet breakfasts in favour of tableside service, thereby foregoing queues or crowded counters.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of queues
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“Chain reactions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chain%20reactions. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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