: presence everywhere or in many places especially simultaneously : omnipresence

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In addition to providing free publicity for the films themselves, memes help to solidify an actor’s star power, influence and ubiquity in popular culture. David MacK, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026 Ariana Grande, the pop star and actor, is also a person, of flesh and blood, but unknowable beyond that bare fact from the vantage of a stranger, no matter the ubiquity of her image. Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2026 Its ubiquity has dulled its wow factor, and buyers associate it with builder-standard. Natasha Bazika, Martha Stewart, 31 July 2026 Today’s brand objective isn’t ubiquity but more recognition in the right room. Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 28 July 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 25 Aug. 2026.

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