critical mass

Without a critical mass of media, the politicians can get away with claiming the Atlanta paper has a vendetta against them.

If a critical mass of people is afraid or is convinced to fear, the signal is contagious.

A critical mass of influential figures now demands the GOP act on immigration, one way or the other.

And awareness is the first step in the process of building a critical mass to effectuate change on issues.

With Seacrest, the queue of big-name Miss Havishams in lacy, "nude" boring dresses reached a critical mass.

Too well shielded for the blast to get them, but the heat melted the fissionables down to critical mass.

Claire always knew what to do when his temper started climbing to critical mass.

If only they had a tube of some sort that would withstand the chemical explosion—the one that brought the critical mass together!

First, two or more pieces of plutonium large enough to form a critical mass.

Finally, at perhaps a hundred thousand times critical mass, and still in perfect sync, the Vangs all went off.