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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
On her way to work, and wearing a pink jacket that would become instantly recognizable from other videos of the incident, Carlson heard the sound of whistles that have become the ubiquitous warning of the arrival of immigration officers.
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Michael Williams, CNN Money, 28 Jan. 2026
The Chinese tech giant operates the ubiquitous WeChat messaging app as well as other popular gaming and video streaming apps in China.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
Those snap reactions appear to contradict decades of Republican messaging in Kansas and Missouri, where guns are both ubiquitous and fiercely defended.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2026
Barden explained that latching on to mobile money services such as Safaricom’s ubiquitous M-Pesa would reduce the time required to onboard new investors from days to minutes by leveraging their existing details.
—Martin K.n Siele, semafor.com, 26 Jan. 2026
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Michael Williams, CNN Money, 28 Jan. 2026
The Chinese tech giant operates the ubiquitous WeChat messaging app as well as other popular gaming and video streaming apps in China.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
Those snap reactions appear to contradict decades of Republican messaging in Kansas and Missouri, where guns are both ubiquitous and fiercely defended.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2026
Barden explained that latching on to mobile money services such as Safaricom’s ubiquitous M-Pesa would reduce the time required to onboard new investors from days to minutes by leveraging their existing details.
—Martin K.n Siele, semafor.com, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ubiquitous
Adjective
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The scene from my dream is commonplace not only in my adopted home, the United States, and other liberal democracies, but even, in a constrained fashion, in the neighboring Turkey and Pakistan.—
Arash Azizi,
Time,
3 Feb. 2026
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There was a hum at Gillette Stadium, the kind that used to be commonplace here.—
Chad Graff,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
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This launch represents a significant step toward turning robots into universal, upgradable machines capable of performing diverse tasks in homes and workplaces.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Jan. 2026
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Others, including prohibitions on universal vote-by-mail and ranked choice voting -- two voting methods that have proved popular in some states -- would happen immediately.—
LISA MASCARO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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Saturday's game was on Amazon Prime, so a lot more people than usual saw it.—
Scott Fowler The Charlotte Observer,
Arkansas Online,
2 Feb. 2026
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The singer also took a softer approach with her glam, trading her usual babydoll blush and statement eye makeup for cloud lips, frosted highlighter, and natural-looking lashes.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
2 Feb. 2026
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There will most likely be icy spots on the roads Wednesday morning, along with widespread areas of patchy freezing fog, which may cause some light ice accumulation.—
Michael Autovino,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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This rising use of AI has principally been spurred by the evolving advances and widespread adoption of generative AI.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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These films often took familiar genres or plot structures but then told those stories through a distinctly Korean lens.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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The memoir turns instead into a broad and essentially familiar discourse about ambition as a route out of challenging family circumstances; the pursuit of conventional success leading to alienation; the frequent clash between career and parenthood.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
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Hawkins is now a restricted military area, the traces of Vecna's attacks are omnipresent—and the crew is gearing up for the final battle.—
Lina-Marie Baatz,
Glamour,
19 Jan. 2026
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Skye was omnipresent and worldwide, from New York (Valentino’s handbag party, Chanel’s Premiere Galon watch event and Bleu fragrance party, Messika’s cocktail at The Frick in New York, just to name a few); Miami, for Art Basel parties like Ferragamo’s, and the Fashion Trust Arabia Awards in Doha.—
Leigh Nordstrom,
Footwear News,
31 Dec. 2025
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The most common aphids on houseplants are the light green ones (pear aphids), but aphids can also be found colored pink, white, gray, and black.—
Jon VanZile,
The Spruce,
30 Jan. 2026
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But forfeiting vested carry as well as unvested is less common, comp experts agreed.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
30 Jan. 2026
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Neon-green digital readouts, dripping blood, three-ring binders full of technical instructions, and endless close-ups of the navigation system ground the movie in tactile realism but rarely ignite imagination.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
29 Jan. 2026
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Pepsi has for decades taken pokes at rival Coke in an endless array of commercials, but this time, the youth-skewing cola company really means business.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Ubiquitous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ubiquitous. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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