DOMINO EFFECT Definition & Meaning

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domino effect

noun

the cumulative effect that results when one event precipitates a series of like events.

domino effect

noun

a series of similar or related events occurring as a direct and inevitable result of one initial event

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of domino effect¹

First recorded in 1965–70

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of domino effect¹

C20: alluding to a row of dominoes, each standing on end, all of which fall when one is pushed: originally used with reference to possible Communist takeovers of countries in SE Asia

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"It was Gaga, and witnessing her at the age that I was, that was a domino effect to where I am now," Chappell says.

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“My brain is like, ‘If you don’t fall asleep, there’s going to be a domino effect.”

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"It's a domino effect, it really is," he said.

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And given that many of them were relatively wealthy, would their search for housing have the domino effect of pushing other renters out?

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Earlier research found the culprit: The western Pacific Ocean has been warming significantly, creating an atmospheric domino effect that reaches all the way to North America.

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