1
as in commonplace
often observed or encountered
by that time cell phones had become ubiquitous, and people had long ceased to be impressed by the sight of one
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as in universal
present in all places and at all times
was weary of the ubiquitous noise of the big city and longed for the quiet of the country
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Recent Examples of ubiquitous
Consider the cognitive archaeologist of 2050, attempting to reconstruct how humans made decisions before algorithmic assistance became ubiquitous.
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Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The 4% rule remains ubiquitous in financial planning.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
My worry is that AI use becomes ubiquitous enough that the label becomes meaningless—like saying a house was built with a pneumatic brad nailer versus a hammer.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
Cut to the ubiquitous trim, tight, cropped pants that have dominated the men’s market for years now.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2025
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Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The 4% rule remains ubiquitous in financial planning.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
My worry is that AI use becomes ubiquitous enough that the label becomes meaningless—like saying a house was built with a pneumatic brad nailer versus a hammer.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
Cut to the ubiquitous trim, tight, cropped pants that have dominated the men’s market for years now.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ubiquitous
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Over time, as refrigerators became commonplace, butter dishes slipped into the background.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Sep. 2025
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The recent experiment by Vodafone comes as AI influencers become more commonplace online.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
8 Sep. 2025
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With no universal benchmarks, investors must rely on a company’s own definitions of success.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
8 Sep. 2025
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These vendors offer a software overlay, a universal abstraction layer that runs on top of all major cloud providers.—
Serge Lucio,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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While the Irish Open was snubbed from this latest National Open status upgrade wave, the golf-mad nation’s key event remains a highlight on the DP World Tour calendar, with venues that as usual stir a bit of wanderlust among golf travelers.—
Mike Dojc,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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In Colorado, the aspens should offer good viewing from September through mid-October, though dry conditions may cause leaves to drop a bit earlier than usual, according to AccuWeather.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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The largest ethnic group within that population is Burmese Muslims – known as Rohingya – who have been denied Burmese citizenship, faced widespread human rights abuses and, starting in 2016, genocide at the hands of the Burmese military.—
Sophie Carson,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Several experts made mention of the latter point, telling Newsweek that graduates may be less of an exception than a sign of a widespread employment difficulties, which historically fall hardest on the newer entrants trying to get a foothold.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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In this way, its role as a familiar calendar entity argues profoundly for itself, unsinkable and ever-long.—
Jordan Michelman,
The Atlantic,
4 Sep. 2025
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Now, the Dragons (1-0) will face a familiar foe in Hebron.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Sep. 2025
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Today, at the 2025 Venice Film Festival, Emma Stone offered an answer to one omnipresent look.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
28 Aug. 2025
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But there’s one old-school hobgoblin that’s lurking around the edges of this narrative, omnipresent, repeated across a number of notable new titles, but still somehow avoiding the limelight: the witch.—
Payton McCarty-Simas,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Aug. 2025
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Perhaps this summer’s most common complainants have been Aston Villa.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Eggs, fish and a healthy dose of vegetables are also common threads throughout the menu.—
Sophie Carson,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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For millions of Americans, watching the weather forecast these days feels like an endless loop of desperate doomscrolling.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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There is endless information from doctors and fellow parents out there about the right swaddles, sleep training methods, even room temperature and light levels.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Ubiquitous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ubiquitous. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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