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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While that may seem reasonable at first glance, the cumulative effect is staggering—over 11,000 years of collective waiting time for Virginians.
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James Broughel, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
The cumulative effect is New York swag coastal, with a sense of humor and mischief.
—Caroline Hatchett, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2024
The cumulative effect of the alternative news sources may far outshine the major media reports, and may have a much greater impact than any of us realize.
—John Brandon, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
The cumulative effect on young people of this mix of brutal repression and aggressive courtship is, for the moment at least, silence: among Russia’s youth today, there are few signs of any meaningful currents of resistance.
—Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2024
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James Broughel, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
The cumulative effect is New York swag coastal, with a sense of humor and mischief.
—Caroline Hatchett, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2024
The cumulative effect of the alternative news sources may far outshine the major media reports, and may have a much greater impact than any of us realize.
—John Brandon, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
The cumulative effect on young people of this mix of brutal repression and aggressive courtship is, for the moment at least, silence: among Russia’s youth today, there are few signs of any meaningful currents of resistance.
—Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Cumulative effect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cumulative%20effect. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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