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as in spiritual
not composed of matter
that ethereal attribute that every performer should have—charisma
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as in fluffy
resembling air in lightness
the bakery's scrumptious pastries have a wonderfully ethereal consistency
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as in celestial
of, relating to, or suggesting heaven
described as a land of ethereal beauty and tranquility
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Recent Examples of ethereal
Made from grand cru sites in Vosne-Romanée, the village in which DRC’s eponymous walled vineyard sits, this ethereal bottling is a far cry pricewise from its siblings.
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Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 5 Apr. 2026
When picked right off the vine, during the sneaky warmth of late spring, a fresh pea can taste ethereal.
—Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Apr. 2026
Their work that year included two full-length albums, both of which contained some of the group’s ethereal and avant-garde work, with Victorialand released in April and The Moon and the Melodies, a collaboration with minimalist composer Harold Budd, in November.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 3 Apr. 2026
My personal favorite—and most complimented—from Emi Jay blends blends aloe leaf juice and glycerin for a fluffy, ethereal scent.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 2 Apr. 2026
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Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 5 Apr. 2026
When picked right off the vine, during the sneaky warmth of late spring, a fresh pea can taste ethereal.
—Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Apr. 2026
Their work that year included two full-length albums, both of which contained some of the group’s ethereal and avant-garde work, with Victorialand released in April and The Moon and the Melodies, a collaboration with minimalist composer Harold Budd, in November.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 3 Apr. 2026
My personal favorite—and most complimented—from Emi Jay blends blends aloe leaf juice and glycerin for a fluffy, ethereal scent.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ethereal
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Leo’s visit to Annaba, the modern-day Hippo, was a spiritual homecoming for the American pope on his second full day in Algeria.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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Leo’s visit to Annaba, the modern-day Hippo, is a spiritual homecoming for the American pope on his second full day in Algeria.—
Nicole Winfield,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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Hopson cuts, washes, steams, fries, freezes then refries his Kennebec potatoes for an ultra crisp and fluffy bite.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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When the mixture is poured on top of strong Vietnamese coffee, the result is a sweet, fluffy drink that tastes like a dessert — with many social media users comparing it to marshmallow.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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This year’s celestial blackout won’t be visible from North America in the same way, though, but will rather throw shade onto a tranche of Western Europe for up to two minutes and 18 seconds.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
14 Apr. 2026
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San Diegans may not be able to see such lunar features and celestial events up close, but for local amateur astronomers, the ability to see the stars from afar brings them closer to the vastly unknown universe.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2026
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Followers of the Abrahamic religions are supposed to treat God as immaterial and incorporeal, yet these early Yahweh worshippers imagined him as fully embodied.—
Manvir Singh,
New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2026
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Positioned as a large-scale genre event, the series updates the legendary SFX property with a contemporary political and social edge, with Shun Oguri leading the cast as a detective hunting a seemingly incorporeal killer.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Jan. 2026
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The half-industrial, half-heavenly record was recorded on the brink of a real-life meltdown; the substances Lean had rapped about so brazenly during his adolescent mixtape era would nearly claim his life.—
Billie Bugara,
Pitchfork,
1 Apr. 2026
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For countless generations, humanity’s skyward gaze has revealed a heavenly abyss.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
23 Mar. 2026
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The movie addresses metaphysical questions such as the egregore of a generation, the nature of evil, and the search for God in times of His absence.—
PhotoVogue,
Vogue,
19 Mar. 2026
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The most fundamental consequences of being struck by lightning are often metaphysical, and not easily communicable.—
Jacob Stern,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2026
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All the while, Gaga played out a loose storyline about her internal battle between her angelic and demonic sides.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
10 Apr. 2026
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On the flip side, the devil works hard, but the Bravo gods work harder, because, thanks to impeccable timing, this episode couldn’t have made Ciara look any more angelic.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2026
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But the everyday cowboy problems get intertwined with something more menacing — possibly supernatural — when Abbott discovers an ominous black void on his property.—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Apr. 2026
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The project will be a reimagining of the 2017 film, which centers on a police officer and a series of paranormal researchers and investigators who attempt to get to the bottom of supernatural occurrences that are centered in one neighborhood in Buenos Aires.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Ethereal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ethereal. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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