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Recent Examples of ethereal Laura Harrier Laura Harrier looks ethereal in an all-white number designed by Zac Posen for Gap Studio, which offsets a structured corset with oversized, romantic sleeves and pants. Brendan Le, People.com, 6 May 2025 Sadie Sink in Prada Amid the night’s focus on tailoring, Sadie Sink looked ethereal in a Prada gown crafted of black tec satin and a cape of delicate Chantilly lace around her shoulders. Laurie Brookins, HollywoodReporter, 5 May 2025 If crowds aren’t a concern, head to northwest Kyoto’s Arashiyama district, where the ethereal, swaying Sagano Bamboo Forest takes the concept of forest bathing to new heights. John Wogan, New York Times, 1 May 2025 The song’s ethereal canvas allows Peso to deliver a more intimate performance, nearly whispered, in contrast to his in-your-face delivery when singing corridos. Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 16 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for ethereal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ethereal
Adjective
  • Through her lectures and art, Sangeetha champions faith, inclusivity, and the spiritual significance of cultures, striving to create a more compassionate, understanding, and harmonious world.
    Benjamin Liong Setiawan, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
  • The movie ended up touching on various spiritual and religious themes and using such religious symbolism as fish and heaven.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 30 May 2025
Adjective
  • What gives them their soft, fluffy feel is down filling from goose or duck feathers.
    Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 3 June 2025
  • Unfortunately, after a beautiful ceremony complete with Joe’s white horse Milkshake, an old friend of Georgia’s, pulling her to city hall in a carriage and her walk down the aisle in a fluffy light blue Cindarella-esque ball gown, P.I.
    Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 2 June 2025
Adjective
  • In fact, space telescopes that can see in different wavelengths have been crucial for discovering all sorts of surprising celestial objects and events.
    Phil Plait, Scientific American, 29 May 2025
  • This celestial bubble, discovered by astrophysicist Miroslav Filipović of Western Sydney University, is likely a supernova remnant (SNR), an expanding shell of gas and dust formed by shockwaves from a massive stellar explosion.
    Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 29 May 2025
Adjective
  • If reason teaches that God is incorporeal, this means that God has no body; God does not physically see, nor do people see God.
    Randy L. Friedman, The Conversation, 16 Feb. 2024
  • The digital files are incorporeal.
    BostonGlobe.com, BostonGlobe.com, 9 June 2021
Adjective
  • Just hold your fist at arm’s length, and about two and a half of your fist-widths to the right of Arcturus is where to start looking for the heavenly hair.
    Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 25 May 2025
  • Perhaps heavenly father is looking down upon us, after all.
    Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 15 May 2025
Adjective
  • Cage’s haunted delivery, contrasting powerfully with Knell’s anxious, terrified giggling, gives the scene a metaphysical kick.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 28 May 2025
  • The Hormone Monsters were soon joined by a full menagerie of metaphysical beings, from the Shame Wizard (David Thewlis) to the Depression Kitty (Jean Smart) to the Anxiety Mosquito (Maria Bamford).
    Alison Herman, Variety, 24 May 2025
Adjective
  • The title cut is a slow and low cruising anthem with angelic backing vocals.
    Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 7 May 2025
  • And then all of a sudden [raises his arms, sings angelic note].
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 May 2025
Adjective
  • But things are brewing around another movie title, the 2022 supernatural horror thriller What Lies Beneath, which Johnson executive produced.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 30 May 2025
  • More than just a haunted house novel, this is a supernatural psychological thriller.
    Gabino Iglesias, New York Times, 30 May 2025

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“Ethereal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ethereal. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.

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