intelligent life
noun
: beings that can learn and understand things
looking for signs of intelligent life on other planets
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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.
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James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Mar. 2025
Breakthrough Listen is a hugely ambitious program and the most comprehensive search for intelligent life beyond Earth ever undertaken.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Jan. 2021
Maybe there’s some unavoidable barrier between the origin of intelligent life and said life setting off to explore the galaxy.
—ArsTechnica, 26 Mar. 2025
So the chances that several worlds of intelligent life existed simultaneously is drastically reduced.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 9 Mar. 2025
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James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Mar. 2025
Breakthrough Listen is a hugely ambitious program and the most comprehensive search for intelligent life beyond Earth ever undertaken.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Jan. 2021
Maybe there’s some unavoidable barrier between the origin of intelligent life and said life setting off to explore the galaxy.
—ArsTechnica, 26 Mar. 2025
So the chances that several worlds of intelligent life existed simultaneously is drastically reduced.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 9 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 15 Apr. 2025.
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