ubiquity

noun

ubiq·​ui·​ty yü-ˈbi-kwə-tē How to pronounce ubiquity (audio)
: presence everywhere or in many places especially simultaneously : omnipresence

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There's the popular celebrity interview show Hot Ones, or the ubiquity of chili crisp in many restaurants, and not just Asian ones. Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 18 July 2025 When the duo broke through in 2009, American and North American style dubstep was beginning its moment of ubiquity, as artists like Skrillex and Excison delivered sharp, heavy iterations of the U.K.-born sound and countless DJs became a drop jockeys trying to out-pummel the last. Katie Bain, Billboard, 3 July 2025 Phones in classrooms Churches also aren't the only institutions wrestling with the ubiquity of mobile phones. Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 3 July 2025 Given the ubiquity of plastics, avoidance can be challenging, said Dr. Philip Landrigan, a pediatrician and director of the Program for Global Public Health and the Common Good at Boston College, via email. Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 1 July 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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“Ubiquity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ubiquity. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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