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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
December 13, 2024 Low tide on Palm Island, a half-acre private marsh off Charleston, South Carolina’s southernmost tip, holds an ethereal air just before sunset.
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Jennifer Hope Choi, Bon Appétit, 13 Dec. 2024
Heavenly aromas of ripe black fruits, pencil lead, mocha, and cigar box draw you in to the glass for ethereal flavors of cassis and black raspberry enveloped in a sheath of velvety tannins.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2024
Lewin’s fusion of art with technology can be experienced through February 16, 2025, at Discovery Green in Houston where her ATLAS installation suspends 24 handcrafted and hand-painted ethereal glowing moths from stately oak trees along the park’s Brown Promenade.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
For the London premiere, Erivo was extra witchy in a tulle gown by Schiaparelli, and Grande looked ethereal in a whimsical creation from Ralph Lauren.
—Robyn Merrett, StyleCaster, 5 Dec. 2024
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Jennifer Hope Choi, Bon Appétit, 13 Dec. 2024
Heavenly aromas of ripe black fruits, pencil lead, mocha, and cigar box draw you in to the glass for ethereal flavors of cassis and black raspberry enveloped in a sheath of velvety tannins.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2024
Lewin’s fusion of art with technology can be experienced through February 16, 2025, at Discovery Green in Houston where her ATLAS installation suspends 24 handcrafted and hand-painted ethereal glowing moths from stately oak trees along the park’s Brown Promenade.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
For the London premiere, Erivo was extra witchy in a tulle gown by Schiaparelli, and Grande looked ethereal in a whimsical creation from Ralph Lauren.
—Robyn Merrett, StyleCaster, 5 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ethereal
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Or at the very least, take some cues from Kwanzaa, invented in 1966, which established a tradition of giving modest, meaningful gifts to children, separate from (i.e. after) Christmas, with no Santa myth, and with some cultural or spiritual significance.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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As the two compete to disprove the existence of the other’s passion, they get caught up in an encounter of both the spiritual and paranormal, imbuing both teenagers with powers beyond belief.Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
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Cumulus clouds appear in a wide variety of shapes and sizes, often recognized as the classic fluffy, white clouds that dot the sky.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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But for us, a pair of fluffy, cozy slippers would also work just fine to warm us up.Charley Ross, Glamour, 23 Dec. 2024
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Rubin, set against a backdrop of celestial objects, gazes to the sky.Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
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These celestial objects orbit the sun between Jupiter and Neptune and have the characteristics of both asteroids and comets.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 Dec. 2024
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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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Over the course of AI Jesus’ two-month run, more than 900 church visitors interacted with the heavenly hologram.Leslie Katz, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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There's this heavenly arrival and a promise of paradise for immigrants.Russell Contreras, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
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Although the machines’ inventor is concerned with metaphysical questions—do intelligent robots disprove God’s existence?—his engineer son sees the potential for major profit and manufactures robots for sale around the world, with disastrous results.Elvia Wilk, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2024
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Her interest in mysteries and the occult began in the metaphysical section at her local Borders.Roya Backlund, StyleCaster, 13 Dec. 2024
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Even the actors got in on the night's theme, with Depp wearing angelic silver gown while the rest of the cast wearing all black or dark brown.Lawrence Yee, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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The Pink Bear plays a supporting role in the portraits, representing some sort of angelic guardian figure, and the portraits ignite a conversation about mental health.Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Making a film that’s exciting, that’s scary in moments and deals with supernatural — there’s a ghost haunting these ideas.Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Happy whales strapped with barrels of coins, supernatural serpentine disco queens.Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Ethereal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ethereal. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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