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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

While the test showed the ethereal beauty of the piece, quite a bit of technical work was also done.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Ms. Margulis recalls her studies at a music conservatory, steeped as it was in the view that music operated “in some ethereal realm,” pure and detached from the world.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

That’s not smaller than talking about ethereal democracy ideas.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

Beautiful and otherworldly—glowing green and moving like water, calm and ethereal, looking precisely like heavenly bodies might look.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot




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