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

Someone suggests aguachile, a word that makes Top Chef fans everywhere — or maybe just me — shudder in Pavlovian irritation given its ubiquity in this competition. —Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2026

Although the underlying mechanisms may differ from tissue to tissue, and from organism to organism, the apparent ubiquity of these processes suggests that fracturing is a useful, if counterintuitive, way to sculpt tissues and their vital features. —Clare Watson, Quanta Magazine, 27 Feb. 2026

However, a 2025 Sacred Heart University survey noted that more than 60% of Americans are concerned about the rising ubiquity of sports betting, which accounts for the vast majority of transactions on Polymarket and Kalshi. —Terry Collins, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026

Slavery, the Civil War, the ubiquity of railroad travel and every up and down of the non-linear history of the country has some type of currency to which the Lehman brothers attached to their own personal financing model. —David John Chávez, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026

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

Rhymes for ubiquity

• antiquity
• iniquity
• obliquity