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ethereal

[ih-theer-ee-uhl] / ɪˈθɪər i əl /


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Angelenos enjoyed a special unannounced guest, Aimee Mann, who re-created her ethereal backup vocals on 1987’s “Time Stand Still,” Rush’s finest balance of song craft and chops.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

“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

You’ve seen a couple hundred of them by the time you hit second or third grade, so you become familiar with the muted ethereal glow, the heavenly gaze and the look of piety.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

That an Oscar-nominated director with a celebrated eye for the ethereal, strange world of girl-women living in beautiful boxes could make a film as workaday as this one is frustrating.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

The fake fisherwoman points her walking stick, and the ray of moonlight swings down toward me, almost like she is conducting an ethereal symphony with the moonlight.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer




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