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 air
broadcasting radio signals into the ether
sent a message over/through the ether

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Moving Jack Grealish into midfield This was something that appeared briefly and tantalisingly, but then disappeared into the ether, thanks to injuries and Guardiola’s apparent dissatisfaction with Grealish. Sam Lee, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025 The show has been in the ether for months since Netflix premiered At Home With the Furys, a series following Hague’s ex-partner Tommy Fury and his step brother Tyson Fury, the heavyweight boxing champion. Jake Kanter, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024 And then there was Watford, where Hernandez curled in off the post on his debut against Aston Villa, produced a spectacular bicycle kick against Arsenal, before disappearing into the ether once more. Thom Harris, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025 And so even talk of two states might simply disappear into the ether. Foreign Affairs, 17 Jan. 2025 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 27 Feb. 2025.

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