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adjective om·ni·pres·ent \ ˌäm-ni-ˈpre-zᵊnt \

Definition of omnipresent

:present in all places at all times

the museum's omnipresent security apparatus

big-city crime dramas, with omnipresent gloom and seedy, nocturnal settings
—R. F. Moss

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The problem is omnipresent and unavoidable.
seeking some much-needed relief from the omnipresent noise of the big city

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And, of course, the godfather has been omnipresent.

— stefanie loh, The Seattle Times, "Luke Falk the latest member of college football’s most unique fraternity: the WSU Quarterbacks Club," 30 Aug. 2017
But inequality among Google's employees shows just how deeply entrenched and omnipresent workplace sexism is throughout society.

— suzannah weiss, Glamour, "Dozens of Women Are Considering Suing Google Over Workplace Sexism," 9 Aug. 2017
Just when Littlefinger is giving her a pep talk about how danger is omnipresent, someone informs her that she's needed at the gates: IT'S BRAN.

— erica gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, "Game of Thrones Season 7 Episode 3: 12 Things to Know About "The Queen's Justice"," 31 July 2017
There are few agricultural products as omnipresent as corn.

— deena shanker, Bloomberg.com, "Corn Could Be Major Victim of Climate Change," 26 July 2017
Last week, the omnipresent president found his way into the federal appeal of one of the most controversial murder convictions in Warren County history.

— keith bierygolick, Cincinnati.com, "Why was Donald Trump in Ryan Widmer appeal?," 6 July 2017
Everywhere else, disaster waits for a wheel placed in the grass, mere inches off the ideal line, or in an overcooked corner with those omnipresent hay bales looming.

— alexander stoklosa, Car and Driver, "We Drive the Fastest, Most Challenging Driveway: Goodwood’s Hill-Climb! [Video]," 5 July 2017
The case applies to artists like Carly, Charli and Lorde, all of whom were able to bank omnipresent and (more or less) universally adored pop smashes that ensure that anyone who would be a fan of theirs is already well aware of their existence.

— andrew unterberger, Billboard, "What It Takes: Crossover Hits Are Just the Buy-In for Long, Acclaimed Pop Careers," 23 June 2017
From booming jobs to gentrification, from omnipresent cranes to housing shortages, there’s any number of ways to measure how Amazon’s presence has reshaped Seattle.

— david gutman, The Seattle Times, "The Amazon effect: Metro adds buses to handle new flock of summer interns," 21 June 2017

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First Known Use of omnipresent

1595

omnipresent Synonyms

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ubiquitous, universal, wall-to-wall

Related Words

boundless, endless, fathomless, horizonless, illimitable, immeasurable, immensurable, indefinite, infinite, limitless, measureless, unbounded, unfathomable, unlimited; extensive, far-flung, widespread

Near Antonyms

bounded, circumscribed, confined, finite, limited, measured, narrow, restricted

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