ubiquity

noun

ubiq·​ui·​ty yü-ˈbi-kwə-tē 

: presence everywhere or in many places especially simultaneously : omnipresence

Examples of ubiquity in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While the government does not cover the cost of their stay, the ubiquity of Joriwons in South Korea is emblematic of a culture that doesn’t simply resign to a difficult postpartum recovery, and instead, honors this period as sacred. —Maytal Eyal and Bridget Freihart, TIME, 17 Apr. 2024

In Hawaii, shops that serve shave ice, domes of pillowy-soft ice slivers doused in colorful syrups, vie for ubiquity with other local staples like poke places or lei stands. —Matthew Dekneef, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024

Heart rate zone training, which uses heart rate as a measure of exercise intensity, has increased in popularity in recent years, partially due to the ubiquity of wearable heart rate technology. —Jason Sawyer, Discover Magazine, 5 Apr. 2024

This last contribution to the generative AI revolution has received less than its fair share of credit, despite its ubiquity. —Mark Liu, IEEE Spectrum, 28 Mar. 2024

This is especially true given its ubiquity, experts say. —Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 28 Mar. 2024

Despite, or because of, its ubiquity, there are plenty of myths and misconceptions surrounding leftover rice. —Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 29 Jan. 2024

But the ubiquity of the focus on bodily power feels new. —Evan Nicole Brown, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2024

But maybe once Windows 11 becomes the dominant version, the operating system's ubiquity will accelerate Teams chat adoption. —PCMAG, 22 Mar. 2024

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