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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Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
The possibility of extraterrestrial life is something astronomers think about.
—Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2024
Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
The terror is real, y'all, and the killer extraterrestrial goes perfectly with the galactic claustrophobia.
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—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
But in the decades since our first meeting, the hunt for extraterrestrial life has been filled with twists and turns.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
The possibility of extraterrestrial life is something astronomers think about.
—Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2024
Noun
Baseball fans were tickled this year when Seattle Mariners pitcher Luis Castillo placed his sunflower seeds in the dirt in an ornate arrangement that possibly represented some kind of message to extraterrestrials.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
The terror is real, y'all, and the killer extraterrestrial goes perfectly with the galactic claustrophobia.
10.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Extraterrestrial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extraterrestrial. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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