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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However, could a dual-category strategy be in the ether?
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Clayton Davis, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
Ideas floating in the ether are easy to steal.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
On Saturday, Bitmine Immersion Technologies, the ether treasury company chaired by Wall Street bull Tom Lee, bought $45 million of ether, according to crypto data provider Arkham.
—Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2025
There are countless shows, some quite successful, that are far worse than whatever that Charlie Cox show was called, but few that have dissipated into the ether as thoroughly.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2025
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Clayton Davis, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
Ideas floating in the ether are easy to steal.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
On Saturday, Bitmine Immersion Technologies, the ether treasury company chaired by Wall Street bull Tom Lee, bought $45 million of ether, according to crypto data provider Arkham.
—Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2025
There are countless shows, some quite successful, that are far worse than whatever that Charlie Cox show was called, but few that have dissipated into the ether as thoroughly.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 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 2 Oct. 2025.
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