snowball effect
noun
: a situation in which one action or event causes many other similar actions or events
The city hopes that these improvements will have a snowball effect and spur private investment in the community.
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Neon is looking for a snowball effect with strong press and word of mouth as the season picks up.
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2025
What happened next was a snowball effect – as small stray details were subsumed into a big imagined coverup by the White House.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Then there are considerations about tooling and suppliers: Designing using fewer parts has an economic snowball effect on costs.
—Roberto Baldwin, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2025
Acuña to the Royals is the type of what-if move that would've had quite the snowball effect on MLB.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
The lack of services leads to people getting stuck in the system, creating a snowball effect, said Steve Berg, chief policy officer for the National Alliance to End Homelessness.
—Spencer Norris, ProPublica, 1 July 2025
The issue started a snowball effect that ended with Boston trading Devers to the National League West team.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2025
Careful budgeting and small sacrifices coupled with ongoing savings for both retirement and potential higher education costs as early as possible will have a snowball effect on long term goals.
—David Kudla, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
An eddy, or area of rolling, developed in each of these rings and caused the debris to clump up in a snowball effect.
—Alexander E. Gates, The Conversation, 5 May 2025
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2025
What happened next was a snowball effect – as small stray details were subsumed into a big imagined coverup by the White House.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Then there are considerations about tooling and suppliers: Designing using fewer parts has an economic snowball effect on costs.
—Roberto Baldwin, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2025
Acuña to the Royals is the type of what-if move that would've had quite the snowball effect on MLB.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
The lack of services leads to people getting stuck in the system, creating a snowball effect, said Steve Berg, chief policy officer for the National Alliance to End Homelessness.
—Spencer Norris, ProPublica, 1 July 2025
The issue started a snowball effect that ended with Boston trading Devers to the National League West team.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2025
Careful budgeting and small sacrifices coupled with ongoing savings for both retirement and potential higher education costs as early as possible will have a snowball effect on long term goals.
—David Kudla, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
An eddy, or area of rolling, developed in each of these rings and caused the debris to clump up in a snowball effect.
—Alexander E. Gates, The Conversation, 5 May 2025
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“Snowball effect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowball%20effect. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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