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ethereal

[ih-theer-ee-uhl] / ɪˈθɪər i əl /


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“The way democracy hits them is they want to have a better life, and there’s nothing wrong with talking to people about the cost-of-living crisis. That’s not smaller than talking about ethereal democracy ideas.”

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026

In it, Landry played her original song “Legacy,” a heavenly vocal track banging her head as she unraveled a soundscape that called to mind an ethereal alien planet.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

And she looked just as ethereal tonight on the red carpet in an incredibly voluminous peplum-skirted dress.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

This work is ethereal, and maybe something solid will create a knot.’

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

In her week in the world of Cittàgazze, she had seen enough devastation, enough Specter-eaten adults and wild, scavenging children, to have a horror of those ethereal vampires.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman




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