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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

The Independent's Helen Brown gave Skinty Fia - "a fierce, dirge-like thundercloud of ruination" - the same score.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 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

The General Assembly is unfolding this week under a thundercloud of deep pessimism.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2021

He gave the little bag from Resthaven to General Matsika, who was brooding like a thundercloud at the edge of Mrs. Horsepool- Worthingham’s property.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer



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