storm cloud
noun
: a dark cloud which shows that a storm is coming
—sometimes used figuratively
Economic storm clouds loom on the horizon.
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The original 30-meter-long, 15-meter-high installation, a black storm cloud representing the threat of global conflict, was ominously destroyed by a violent dust storm on the first day of the festival.
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Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
That is until the evening on the veranda with the storm cloud mirroring the sunset.
—Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 16 July 2025
Four hours before severe storms were expected to move into the area, a single storm cloud moved over the golf course.
—Adam Sabes , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2025
Most disappointing of all, though, is the sense of compromise that hovers like a storm cloud over the film’s deeply unsatisfying, not to mention unconvincing ending, which seems to turn its back on everything Elio is into and has always been looking for.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 17 June 2025
For iOS users who have been unable to play one of the world’s most popular video games since 2020, that’s perhaps the one silver lining in Apple’s storm cloud of a year.
—Jackie Snow, Quartz, 12 May 2025
This successfully triggered a lightning strike from the storm cloud above, which partially melted the Faraday cage around the drone.
—New Atlas, 23 Apr. 2025
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Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
That is until the evening on the veranda with the storm cloud mirroring the sunset.
—Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 16 July 2025
Four hours before severe storms were expected to move into the area, a single storm cloud moved over the golf course.
—Adam Sabes , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2025
Most disappointing of all, though, is the sense of compromise that hovers like a storm cloud over the film’s deeply unsatisfying, not to mention unconvincing ending, which seems to turn its back on everything Elio is into and has always been looking for.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 17 June 2025
For iOS users who have been unable to play one of the world’s most popular video games since 2020, that’s perhaps the one silver lining in Apple’s storm cloud of a year.
—Jackie Snow, Quartz, 12 May 2025
This successfully triggered a lightning strike from the storm cloud above, which partially melted the Faraday cage around the drone.
—New Atlas, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Storm cloud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/storm%20cloud. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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