intelligent life
noun
: beings that can learn and understand things
looking for signs of intelligent life on other planets
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In one, intelligent life like humans generally arises very quickly on planets, geologically speaking – in perhaps millions of years.
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Daniel Brady Mills, The Conversation, 14 Feb. 2025
There might even be intelligent life right now alive and existing on some remote planet or flying around in a remote spaceship.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
The Fermi Paradox, which posits that the absence of observable extraterrestrial civilizations is paradoxical given the vastness and age of the universe and the potential for other intelligent life, exemplifies this tendency to overlook the possibility of contact.
—David Chauvet, JSTOR Daily, 26 Mar. 2025
The current leadership in both political parties, as well as elements in the current administration, want to take cautious steps towards responsibly disclosing the fundamental facts around UAP and non-human intelligent life to the public.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Mar. 2025
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Daniel Brady Mills, The Conversation, 14 Feb. 2025
There might even be intelligent life right now alive and existing on some remote planet or flying around in a remote spaceship.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
The Fermi Paradox, which posits that the absence of observable extraterrestrial civilizations is paradoxical given the vastness and age of the universe and the potential for other intelligent life, exemplifies this tendency to overlook the possibility of contact.
—David Chauvet, JSTOR Daily, 26 Mar. 2025
The current leadership in both political parties, as well as elements in the current administration, want to take cautious steps towards responsibly disclosing the fundamental facts around UAP and non-human intelligent life to the public.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for intelligent life
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“Intelligent life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intelligent%20life. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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