mushroom cloud
noun
: a mushroom-shaped cloud
specifically
: one caused by the explosion of a nuclear weapon
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In a world living in the shadow of the mushroom cloud, the vault was a grim reminder that after nearly two hundred years, the American experiment needed to be defended.
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Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
Wu said it could be seen as a mushroom cloud or even a gesture.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 6 May 2026
Photos and videos posted on social media show a mushroom cloud of fire and smoke rising from one of the oil tankers.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 12 Mar. 2026
Memes multiplied of a couple passionately kissing in the background of a nuclear mushroom cloud.
—Neringa Klumbytė, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2026
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Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
Wu said it could be seen as a mushroom cloud or even a gesture.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 6 May 2026
Photos and videos posted on social media show a mushroom cloud of fire and smoke rising from one of the oil tankers.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 12 Mar. 2026
Memes multiplied of a couple passionately kissing in the background of a nuclear mushroom cloud.
—Neringa Klumbytė, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for mushroom cloud
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