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thundercloud

[thuhn-der-kloud] / ˈθʌn dərˌklaʊd /


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A honeybee swarm has as much electric charge as a thundercloud, and the insects’ mass movements in the atmosphere might even have some influence on the weather.

From Scientific American • Sep. 13, 2023

A thundercloud of media interest has hung over claims of a strained brotherly relationship, now conducted from different sides of the Atlantic.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2022

Jamie D. Ramsay’s cinematography casts a sullen thundercloud over exterior and interior shots alike, a child’s party balloons in one early scene appearing filled not with helium but with foreboding.

From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2022

A single unexpected bolt from a rogue thundercloud can be just as deadly to an individual, or as damaging to a property, as hundreds from a complex of storms.

From Washington Post • Apr. 19, 2022

Ivy used to have a dress just like this one, except it was a smoky blue color, like a thundercloud about to burst open.

From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake



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