Chain reaction
Chain reaction noun - A series of chemical reactions in which the product of one is a reactant in the next.
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Issue and chain reaction are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Issue" instead a noun phrase "Chain reaction".
Issue
Issue noun - A condition or occurrence traceable to a cause.
Chain reaction and issue are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Chain reaction" instead a noun "Issue".
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- event and chain reaction
- event and issue
- upshot and chain reaction
- upshot and issue
- result and chain reaction
- result and issue
- end and chain reaction
- end and issue
- effect and chain reaction
- effect and issue
- outcome and chain reaction
- outcome and issue
- conclusion and chain reaction
- conclusion and issue
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- A later issue (which revealed that both villains had survived this) showed that the "chain reaction" was caused by Hammerhead getting his cranium stuck in a control panel.
- For instance, a minor gag in the fourth issue was later retconned (over 180 issues later!) as having been a tremendously significant event which kicked off a chain reaction that changed the course of Cerebus's life and led directly to all his eventual misery.
Source: Cerebus Retcon
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