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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
The youngest of her siblings, Clara is deeply cherished by her family who indulge her ethereal whimsy, telepathy, psychic abilities and endless curiosity.
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
And so she was granted only the time for a breath, an ethereal stroke of my cheek, a prayer to the gods of the living, before passing away and passing along an obsession.
—Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
High tide gives you the ethereal, hovering-on-water moment that dominates travel feeds.
—Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
The way the actress moves through space physically gives even the most frenetic sequences an athletic, almost ethereal sense of direction, and Tung’s reserved ferocity doesn’t so much add to the spectacle as justify it.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 24 Apr. 2026
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
And so she was granted only the time for a breath, an ethereal stroke of my cheek, a prayer to the gods of the living, before passing away and passing along an obsession.
—Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
High tide gives you the ethereal, hovering-on-water moment that dominates travel feeds.
—Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
The way the actress moves through space physically gives even the most frenetic sequences an athletic, almost ethereal sense of direction, and Tung’s reserved ferocity doesn’t so much add to the spectacle as justify it.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ethereal
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This activity included combating Falun Gong, a spiritual practice banned in China, and supporters of Taiwanese independence.—
Times staff,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Getting married in New York City’s Riverside Church was a deeply spiritual and foundational event for both of us.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 May 2026
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This comforting chicken casserole is filled with fresh herbs and veggies and topped with fluffy homemade biscuits instead of pie crust.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
14 May 2026
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Char siu short rib on a tiny fluffy bun mimics the McRib in what Barua calls a BBQ McBao.—
Julia Sayers Gokhale,
Midwest Living,
13 May 2026
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Instead of cramming an itinerary, dark sky travelers often build trips around a single celestial event or a multi-night stay somewhere remote enough to actually see the stars.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
12 May 2026
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Dark sky tourism is travel built around visiting places with little to no light pollution, where visitors can clearly see stars, the Milky Way, meteor showers, auroras and other celestial events.—
Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 May 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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My Costa Rican Hammam Experience included a vigorous scrub-down on a marble slab in the steamy hammam that used a Costa Rican coffee bean exfoliator for a local twist, followed by a heavenly massage.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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Harnessing the period drama expertise of Banijay’s Diagonal and its key crew, the crossover of historical thriller and arthouse social point film, tense at times and gorgeously shot, played off the heavenly mountains and a historical hell.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
13 May 2026
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Mercifully, those connections are not forged across time and space; all three stories remain discrete, never approaching a moment of grandiose metaphysical convergence.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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Conversations might turn to metaphysical issues or charitable activities.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
2 May 2026
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With her backless white Stella McCartney gown, halo of curls and tiara, Kate Hudson looked positively angelic at the 2003 Met Gala.—
Alex Apatoff,
PEOPLE,
2 May 2026
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For women over 40 looking for the perfect bold crimson or angelic pink, the color payoff is professional-grade, delivering long-lasting saturation that remains nondrying throughout the day.—
Micaela English,
Glamour,
30 Apr. 2026
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Following its buzzy premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, Focus Features acquired the $750,000 indie for $15 million, with critics and audiences praising its bold take on supernatural horror.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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As the entity begins hunting them down one by one, the film blends supernatural terror with the precarity, exploitation and invisibility of immigrant labor.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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“Ethereal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ethereal. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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