mushroom cloud

NOUN

large ominous cloud

Synonyms

WEAK

fallout nuclear fallout radioactive cloud

Example Sentences

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Harry Truman’s legacy froze the moment the mushroom cloud rose over Hiroshima.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

The metastasizing mushroom cloud was achieved through practical effects.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2024

Some images showed Margot Robbie with a mushroom cloud hairstyle.

From BBC • Aug. 1, 2023

"Barbie" Twitter account replied to a fanart poster of Barbie sitting on the shoulders of Oppenheimer in front of an atomic mushroom cloud, the "Barbie" U.S.

From Salon • Aug. 1, 2023

The cometary impact and fireball would simulate all effects of a one- megaton nuclear burst, including the mushroom cloud, with two exceptions: there would be no gamma radiation or radioactive fallout.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan