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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Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
Similarly, the concept of extraterrestrial life has long challenged human exceptionalism.
—David Chauvet, JSTOR Daily, 26 Mar. 2025
David Chauvet, JSTOR Daily, 26 Mar. 2025
For the anniversary special, Streep played Colleen Rafferty Sr., the equally unfiltered mother who also had raunchy run-ins with extraterrestrials.
—Terry Dickerson, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Hundreds of billions of these extraterrestrial kingdoms swarm our galaxy, and hundreds of sextillions of others exist beyond that.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
Similarly, the concept of extraterrestrial life has long challenged human exceptionalism.
—David Chauvet, JSTOR Daily, 26 Mar. 2025
Noun
The idea that we’re currently being visited by extraterrestrials is generally considered ludicrous, whether explicitly or implicitly, something truly extraordinary, and beyond serious consideration.
—David Chauvet, JSTOR Daily, 26 Mar. 2025
For the anniversary special, Streep played Colleen Rafferty Sr., the equally unfiltered mother who also had raunchy run-ins with extraterrestrials.
—Terry Dickerson, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Extraterrestrial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extraterrestrial. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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