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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Though the dream stalker is genuinely terrifying in the 1984 original, his cultural ubiquity grew as the character became less of a boogeyman than a kind of homicidal jester, one who spouts groan-worthy one-liners before spilling your guts. Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025 Alas, this was the mid-nineties, the era of Blockbuster Video ubiquity, and long before the Internet made obtaining obscure movies a one-click ordeal. Outside, 25 Sep. 2025 Catching up with the times Given its global dominance and cultural ubiquity over the last three decades, the Pokémon franchise doesn’t necessarily need to evolve to remain relevant. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025 Those business lines include stablecoins, distribution ubiquity, artificial intelligence, commodity trading, energy, communications and media. Pia Singh,dylan Butts, CNBC, 23 Sep. 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 9 Oct. 2025.

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