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Herein, we design a novel local high\u2010concentration electrolyte (LHCE\u2010DEE\/TTEE) to balance the ionic conductivity and interfacial stability. This is achieved by replacing the high solvating DME with the moderate solvating diethyl ether (DEE) to mitigate the diluent\u2010solvent interaction and reduce the local dynamic friction for Na\n                    <jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup>\n                    transport. Additionally, the replacement of DME with DEE weakens the ion\u2010dipole interaction to form stable anion\u2010enriched solvation clusters. Furthermore, the long ethyl chains in DEE provide sufficient steric hindrance to confine sulfur species within the cathode and suppress the polysulfide shuttle effect. Benefiting from these synergistic advantages, the Na||Na symmetric cell in LHCE\u2010DEE\/TTEE sustains stable cycling for 2500\u00a0h. When coupled with a sulfurized polyacrylonitrile cathode, the designed electrolyte demonstrates robust stability at practical conditions of high sulfur loadings of 8.7\u00a0mg cm\n                    <jats:sup>\u22122<\/jats:sup>\n                    and lean electrolyte of 4.6\u00a0\u00b5L mg\n                    <jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>\n                    and this is further validated in pouch cell configurations. 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