intelligent life
noun
: beings that can learn and understand things
looking for signs of intelligent life on other planets
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No evidence has been produced of intelligent life beyond Earth.
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CBS News, 24 Jan. 2025
The film contends there has been an 80-year cover-up of the existence of non-human intelligent life and a secret war amongst major nations to reverse engineer UFO technology.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2025
The engineering of intelligent life using lifeless substances has long existed in our imaginations.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2024
Paleontologists who study earth’s ancient fossil record might not seem to be the obvious choice when asking about the prevalence of intelligent life in the cosmos.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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CBS News, 24 Jan. 2025
The film contends there has been an 80-year cover-up of the existence of non-human intelligent life and a secret war amongst major nations to reverse engineer UFO technology.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2025
The engineering of intelligent life using lifeless substances has long existed in our imaginations.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2024
Paleontologists who study earth’s ancient fossil record might not seem to be the obvious choice when asking about the prevalence of intelligent life in the cosmos.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 8 Jan. 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 10 Feb. 2025.
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