: presence everywhere or in many places especially simultaneously : omnipresence

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Nike takes a different route to the top but achieves the same financial dominance through absolute scale and cultural ubiquity. Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 29 June 2026 Today, the country’s embrace of the technology is evidenced by the ubiquity of robots. John Liu, CNN Money, 30 June 2026 The ubiquity of natural-law thinking soon led to both antislavery and pro-slavery arguments invoking it. Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 2 July 2026 While there is certainly a problem with the ubiquity of politicians and business leaders of advanced age, Moyn misrepresents older people and offers solutions that are discriminatory against them. Peter Gosselin, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026 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 10 Jul. 2026.

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