the ether
noun
: the sky
The balloon disappeared into the ether.
plucked an answer out of the ether
—used especially when describing electronic signals that travel through the airbroadcasting radio signals into the ether
sent a message over/through the ether
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Mysterious first wife in the ether…Bertha Rochester boots!
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Emma Specter, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2025
On first viewing, When Harry Met Sally… (1989) seemed to have sprung fully formed out of the ether.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 15 Dec. 2025
Questlove on drums, Pino Palladino on bass, Saadiq dropping in, Roy Hargrove tracing trumpet lines through the ether.
—Marcus J. Moore, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2025
Who knows how many entries, histories, entire discographies have been lost to the ether?
—Rodney Carmichael, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
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Emma Specter, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2025
On first viewing, When Harry Met Sally… (1989) seemed to have sprung fully formed out of the ether.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 15 Dec. 2025
Questlove on drums, Pino Palladino on bass, Saadiq dropping in, Roy Hargrove tracing trumpet lines through the ether.
—Marcus J. Moore, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2025
Who knows how many entries, histories, entire discographies have been lost to the ether?
—Rodney Carmichael, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the ether
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“The ether.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20ether. Accessed 23 Dec. 2025.
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