ubiquity

noun ubiq·ui·ty \ yü-ˈbi-kwə-tē \

|Updated on: 12 Aug 2018

Definition of ubiquity

: presence everywhere or in many places especially simultaneously : omnipresence

Recent Examples of ubiquity from the Web

And yet, many assumed Mr. Grimm was the favorite, neutralizing Mr. Donovan’s advantages with his Trump-style swagger and relentless ubiquity at diners and borough functions.

— alexander burns, New York Times, "4 Takeaways From Tuesday’s Primary Elections," 27 June 2018
As a female filmmaker who’s been toiling in indie film for over two decades, the ubiquity of streaming services like Netflix and Amazon, and their intent on killing the theatrical experience, gives her pause.

— nicole sperling, HWD, "The Filmmaker Who Discovered Jennifer Lawrence Has Found a New Star in Leave No Trace," 26 June 2018
As social media gained in popularity and ubiquity, so did Rodan + Fields.

— Bloomberg.com, "The Proactiv Dermatologists Break the Billion-Dollar Barrier—Again," 21 May 2018
Between the rise of lip oils, the resurgence of lip gloss, and the ubiquity of tinted balms, sheen is having a moment — one that doesn't have an end in sight.

— marci robin, Allure, "Exclusive: Maybelline New York Is Launching a Super-Shiny Oil-Infused Lipstick Line in June," 21 May 2018
America's most profane and short-lived White House communications director is plotting his next moves, hoping to parlay those 11 days of notoriety into a book, a possible TV show and talking-head ubiquity.

— rich cohen, The Hollywood Reporter, "One F—ing Awesome Night Out With The Mooch in New York," 16 Apr. 2018
Rather than highlighting the exhibit itself, the event proved thematically relevant in a more indirect manner: the presence of technology in relation to footwork was made evident all night by the ubiquity of phones.

— anna white, Chicago Reader, "Hip-Hop / Music Chicago's footwork community takes center stage at the MCA," 6 July 2018
Sonos also outlined its market opportunity as partly driven by repeat customers and by the increasing ubiquity of streaming music and voice assistants.

— maureen farrell, WSJ, "Sonos Files to Go Public, Headed for Trading This Month," 6 July 2018
Metal images tend to predominate in studies of early photography, thanks to their relative ubiquity, physical durability, and the literal brilliance of the daguerreotype and its homelier cousin the tintype.

— mark feeney, BostonGlobe.com, "At Yale: on the threshold and under the volcano," 6 July 2018

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Origin and Etymology of ubiquity

Latin ubique everywhere, from ubi where + -que, enclitic generalizing particle; akin to Latin quis who and to Latin -que and — more at who, sesqui-

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First Known Use: 1572

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