domino effects
domino effects is the plural of domino effect.
Meaning of domino effect
Noun
domino effect (plural domino effects)
- 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.2023 March 22, Philip Oltermann, “Switzerland’s national pride dealt heavy blow by the merger of its banking titans”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 31 Mar 2023
- The theory that, if South Vietnam became communist, it would be followed by Cambodia, Laos, and additional countries in Southeast Asia and beyond.
- Synonyms:
- domino theory
Questions about domino effects
- What is domino effects the plural of?
- Domino effects is the plural of domino effect.
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