the ether
noun
: the sky
The balloon disappeared into the ether.
plucked an answer out of the ether
—used especially when describing electronic signals that travel through the airbroadcasting radio signals into the ether
sent a message over/through the ether
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The political will for new vegan technologies and anti-cruelty policies does not come miraculously from the ether but requires building a critical mass of people committed to a world without animal exploitation.
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Jishnu Guha-Majumdar, Vox, 8 Aug. 2024
Who knows what other future-defining memes will spring forth from the ether?
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 22 July 2024
While his brothers were flying into the ether, Tito kept them grounded.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2024
There’s a countercultural aspect—given the state of things right now, given the roar in the ether—to these shows.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2024
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Jishnu Guha-Majumdar, Vox, 8 Aug. 2024
Who knows what other future-defining memes will spring forth from the ether?
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 22 July 2024
While his brothers were flying into the ether, Tito kept them grounded.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2024
There’s a countercultural aspect—given the state of things right now, given the roar in the ether—to these shows.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for the ether
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“The ether.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20ether. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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