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Recent Examples of chain reaction
These temperatures set off a chain reaction inside the home.
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Connie Etemadi, Freep.com, 17 Jan. 2026
With slick/icy roads, this could contribute to the loss of vehicle control and also increase the risk of a chain reaction crash.
—Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2026
Several states have seen car crashes because of winter weather, including a chain reaction pileup involving 30 cars near Erie, Pennsylvania.
—Kathryn Prociv, NBC news, 16 Jan. 2026
He got caught too high in the zone during a chain reaction of Rangers mistakes that also included a poor change, Trocheck overcommitting to the puck carrier on the Kraken zone entry and no one picking up Catton backdoor.
—Peter Baugh, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
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Connie Etemadi, Freep.com, 17 Jan. 2026
With slick/icy roads, this could contribute to the loss of vehicle control and also increase the risk of a chain reaction crash.
—Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2026
Several states have seen car crashes because of winter weather, including a chain reaction pileup involving 30 cars near Erie, Pennsylvania.
—Kathryn Prociv, NBC news, 16 Jan. 2026
He got caught too high in the zone during a chain reaction of Rangers mistakes that also included a poor change, Trocheck overcommitting to the puck carrier on the Kraken zone entry and no one picking up Catton backdoor.
—Peter Baugh, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chain reaction
Noun
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The company described the sequence as a full-mode transition flight.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
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Its landing sequence was a feat of unconventional engineering.—
Ilya Ferapontov,
Scientific American,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In Chicago’s Old Irving Park neighborhood on the Saturday before Halloween, officers arrested a man and triggered a chain of events that ended with them shoving a father in a yellow duck costume to the ground and breaking the ribs of a 67-year-old resident.—
Natasha Korecki,
NBC news,
14 Feb. 2026
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The driver of a northbound vehicle veered into the southbound lanes, hitting one car head-on and causing a chain-reaction crash, authorities said.—
Amy McDaniel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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The progression of limerence can be understood as a shift from desiring another person to becoming addicted to them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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Slow progression over several weeks, months and even years.—
Leslie Baumann,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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Casey Wasserman is selling one of the most prestigious talent agencies in the world after his name was among many found in the latest Epstein files released.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Feb. 2026
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Beerman plans on releasing full designs files under the Open Community License a year after all Kickstarter orders have been dispatched to allow for open access to the right to repair.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
14 Feb. 2026
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The reversal follows a string of high-profile shootings involving federal immigration agents in which eyewitness statements and video evidence have called into question claims made to justify using deadly force.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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The dismissal follows a string of high-profile shootings involving federal immigration agents where eyewitness statements and video evidence have called into question claims made to justify using deadly force.—
Jack Brook,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Upon arrival, officers met with the train conductor and found the man who was hit near the Union Pacific-West railway tracks east of Western Avenue, according to the release.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
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Built in 1978, the bridge frequently remains in the open position for marine traffic, closing only for freight and Brightline trains.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Feb. 2026
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About Artforum Artforum is the magazine of record for the contemporary art industry and holds the unique roles of institution, nexus, and foremost tastemaker of the art world.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
11 Feb. 2026
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The Hill is a nonpartisan publication reporting on the inner workings of government and the nexus of politics and business.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
10 Feb. 2026
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Michael Kors welcomed a packed front row of celebrities to the Metropolitan Opera House on Thursday evening for his fall 2026 show, which also happened to be his 45th anniversary.—
Leigh Nordstrom,
Footwear News,
13 Feb. 2026
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The Jazz, 18-37 entering Thursday night’s game against the Blazers, will miss the postseason for the fourth year in a row.—
Mark Anderson,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Chain reaction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chain%20reaction. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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