cumulative effect
noun
: an effect produced by something happening over a long period of time
the cumulative effect(s) of smoking on the body
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The cumulative effect is of praising something distant, as if the true show’s subject is only worshipped but not understood.
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 21 May 2025
The cumulative effect would be a constitutional structure unable to check executive overreach, fundamentally altering the relationship between citizens and the state.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
However, the cumulative effect of numerous collective policies that change in multiple ways simultaneously may be devastating.
—Scott A. Rivkees, Time, 6 May 2025
But to many legal scholars, the cumulative effect of these actions is a calculated effort to redefine who belongs—and who doesn’t—within America’s legal and political framework.
—Nik Popli, Time, 15 Apr. 2025
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 21 May 2025
The cumulative effect would be a constitutional structure unable to check executive overreach, fundamentally altering the relationship between citizens and the state.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
However, the cumulative effect of numerous collective policies that change in multiple ways simultaneously may be devastating.
—Scott A. Rivkees, Time, 6 May 2025
But to many legal scholars, the cumulative effect of these actions is a calculated effort to redefine who belongs—and who doesn’t—within America’s legal and political framework.
—Nik Popli, Time, 15 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cumulative effect
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“Cumulative effect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cumulative%20effect. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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