ubiquity

noun

ubiq·ui·ty yü-ˈbi-kwə-tē

: presence everywhere or in many places especially simultaneously : omnipresence

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Drivers seem to be driving worse, in larger and heavier cars, more distracted by the increasing ubiquity of devices and navigating proliferating couriers for food, groceries and e-commerce goods. —

New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 25 Jan. 2025 But today hatred lurks with ubiquity in houses as close to us as next door. —

Saskya Vandoorne, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025 Segal said if momentum for a ban picks up inside the government, the action would have to be implemented in phases, given the ubiquity of the TP-Link router. —

Kevin Williams, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2025 Previous adaptations had been distinctly Bronze Age (the generation of comics that first saw Marvel’s rise to pop culture ubiquity) in their stories and themes. —

Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for ubiquity

Word History

Etymology

Latin ubique everywhere, from ubi where + -que, enclitic generalizing particle; akin to Latin quis who and to Latin -que and — more at who, sesqui-

First Known Use

1572, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of ubiquity was in 1572

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