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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Pulling ideas from the ether and realizing them in real time.
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Natasha Lyonne, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
Then, both mother and daughter take a break to scream into the ether.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2026
Somewhere up in the ether there, where art seems to live.
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But that storyline — this idea of, again, the show suffering a loss, and reuniting them — was always floating around the ether for years and years.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
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Natasha Lyonne, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
Then, both mother and daughter take a break to scream into the ether.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2026
Somewhere up in the ether there, where art seems to live.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
But that storyline — this idea of, again, the show suffering a loss, and reuniting them — was always floating around the ether for years and years.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
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 24 Apr. 2026.
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