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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Who knows how many entries, histories, entire discographies have been lost to the ether?
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Rodney Carmichael, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
In asserting a public interest in making the airwaves safe for the First Amendment, the words of a Mae West or a Jimmy Kimmel may be the best place to draw a line in the ether.
—Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
However, could a dual-category strategy be in the ether?
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
Ideas floating in the ether are easy to steal.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Rodney Carmichael, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
In asserting a public interest in making the airwaves safe for the First Amendment, the words of a Mae West or a Jimmy Kimmel may be the best place to draw a line in the ether.
—Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
However, could a dual-category strategy be in the ether?
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
Ideas floating in the ether are easy to steal.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 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 8 Oct. 2025.
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