ex·tra·ter·res·tri·al
ˌek-strə-tə-ˈre-strē-əl 
-ˈres-chəl,
-ˈresh-chəl
: originating, existing, or occurring outside the earth or its atmosphere
extraterrestrial life
: a being from another world : an extraterrestrial being
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Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025
In the absurdist black comedy, Stone stars as Michelle Fuller, the powerful CEO of pharmaceutical company Auxolith, who is kidnapped by Teddy (Jesse Plemons), a conspiracy theorist convinced that Michelle is really an Andromedan — an extraterrestrial sent to Earth to destroy it.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2025
The idea that nuclear weapons have long attracted the interest of extraterrestrials is strongly ingrained within UFO mythology.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
One of Johnson’s timeliest essays, though, is about Alien, Ridley Scott’s 1979 sci-fi horror about an extraterrestrial creature that forcibly impregnates a member of a commercial hauling ship, killing him when the alien fetus bursts out of his abdomen.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025
In the absurdist black comedy, Stone stars as Michelle Fuller, the powerful CEO of pharmaceutical company Auxolith, who is kidnapped by Teddy (Jesse Plemons), a conspiracy theorist convinced that Michelle is really an Andromedan — an extraterrestrial sent to Earth to destroy it.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
The following ghosts, monsters, and extraterrestrials just may haunt your dreams.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2025
The idea that nuclear weapons have long attracted the interest of extraterrestrials is strongly ingrained within UFO mythology.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Extraterrestrial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extraterrestrial. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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