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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 silver-green leaves will cascade over a wall, creating a soft, ethereal look.
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Heather Bien, Southern Living, 11 May 2025
The croutons in this elegant dessert are fried in olive oil, salted and strewn over an ethereal dark chocolate truffle.
—Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2025
The ethereal installation was featured at the palazzo of the Jacqueline Vodoz and Bruno Danese Foundation.
—Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 17 Apr. 2025
Jasmin Reese Interiors For a primary bedroom in Chicago, Jasmin Reese Interiors channeled a dreamy and ethereal hotel-like space, incorporating jewel tones and lush textiles.
—Dan Howarth, Architectural Digest, 28 Apr. 2025
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Heather Bien, Southern Living, 11 May 2025
The croutons in this elegant dessert are fried in olive oil, salted and strewn over an ethereal dark chocolate truffle.
—Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2025
The ethereal installation was featured at the palazzo of the Jacqueline Vodoz and Bruno Danese Foundation.
—Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 17 Apr. 2025
Jasmin Reese Interiors For a primary bedroom in Chicago, Jasmin Reese Interiors channeled a dreamy and ethereal hotel-like space, incorporating jewel tones and lush textiles.
—Dan Howarth, Architectural Digest, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ethereal
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For deeper spiritual guidance, Tarot and Angel Card Readings offer encouragement and clarity about the past, present, and future.—
Kate Donnelly,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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This is a man with absolutely no spiritual principles at all.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
18 May 2025
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For crispy potato skin and super fluffy and light flesh, follow the lead of Hale, Donnarumma, Mooney, and recipe developer Dina Deleasa Gonsar: Preheat the oven to 425° F. Under cool running water, use a vegetable brush to scrub the potato clean.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 May 2025
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Blissfully, the 2002 film Lilo & Stitch gets an adaptation that is vibrant, whimsical, and earnest (and also cute and fluffy!).—
EW.com,
EW.com,
20 May 2025
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How to watch the Milky Way shine bright in the sky? Steer away from light pollution and bright moon phases, as this contributes to the Milky Way’s fainter stars and celestial features fading into the night.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
20 May 2025
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Thursday, May 22: Moon Meets Saturn About 45 minutes before sunrise, look low in the eastern sky for a lovely celestial scene: a 30%-lit waning crescent moon appearing just three degrees from the ringed planet, Saturn.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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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
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The digital files are incorporeal.—
BostonGlobe.com,
BostonGlobe.com,
9 June 2021
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Above us, the white smoke kept pouring out, a heavenly signal to the world.—
Christopher Hale,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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Last year’s victory came after McIlroy shot a final-round 65, at one point going 8-under-par in a heavenly eight-hole stretch.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
7 May 2025
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Her interest in mysteries and the occult began in the metaphysical section at her local Borders.—
Roya Backlund,
StyleCaster,
16 May 2025
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In my adolescence, the fight turned emotional and metaphysical, mirroring the peaks and valleys of hormonal mood shifts.—
Carla Sosenko,
Vogue,
8 May 2025
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And then all of a sudden [raises his arms, sings angelic note].—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
5 May 2025
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Caviar lip liner defined her glazed angelic lips, while lashes and a dark waterline enhanced her smokey copper eyeshadow.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
11 Apr. 2025
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This supernatural short takes place in London in 1757 where a visionary writer locked in an insane asylum is targeted by the Devil to compose a specific poem that will allow him to lord over the Earth and its inhabitants.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
17 May 2025
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Ghosting, a supernatural thriller written by Brian DeCubellis and K.S. Bruce and to be directed by Brian DeCubellis, which is now casting; and The Confidence Men, based on the book by Margalit Fox, whose screenplay was adapted by Jez Scharf (Bodkin), and which is currently targeting a director.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
17 May 2025
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“Ethereal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ethereal. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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