domino effect
nounEtymology
An allusion to a row of dominoes in which the fall of one leads to a cascade of falling pieces.
Definitions
The situation in which one event sets off a chain of additional events.
- While the move has, for now, calmed fears of a repeat of a 2008-style domino effect, the merger has left Switzerland with a new megabank on Paradeplatz square.
The theory that, if South Vietnam became communist, it would be followed by Cambodia,…
The theory that, if South Vietnam became communist, it would be followed by Cambodia, Laos, additional Southeast Asian countries, other Asian countries, and likely even elsewhere.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for domino effect. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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