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as in versatile
able to do many different kinds of things
a universal wrench
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2
as in general
belonging or relating to the whole
mankind's universal need for affection
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as in comprehensive
covering everything or all important points
the genius of Leonardo da Vinci was universal: he was an artist, an architect, an engineer, and a scientist, among other things
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as in ubiquitous
present in all places and at all times
after the home team won the national championship, throughout the city a sense of pride was as universal as the air
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Recent Examples of universal
Why the West is lagging In countries like South Korea and China, dash cam saturation is near-universal.
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Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
Childhood, in Gibbs’s hands, is a universal American archive that invites viewers to locate their own beginnings.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 10 Oct. 2025
But what leads to a miserable life tends to be universal and straightforward.
—Big Think, 9 Oct. 2025
But that conspiracy tends to manifest in the form of universal contemporary annoyances.
—Judy Berman, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
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Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
Childhood, in Gibbs’s hands, is a universal American archive that invites viewers to locate their own beginnings.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 10 Oct. 2025
But what leads to a miserable life tends to be universal and straightforward.
—Big Think, 9 Oct. 2025
But that conspiracy tends to manifest in the form of universal contemporary annoyances.
—Judy Berman, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for universal
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Peru’s cumbia family dynasty Grupo 5, Puerto Rico’s versatile Guaynaa, Argentina’s cuartetazo force Luck Ra, Puerto Rican merengue queen Olga Tañón and Cuba’s rising reparto sensation Bebeshito will discuss how their respective genres have the power to cross borders.—
Leila Cobo,
Billboard,
14 Oct. 2025
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Choose from versatile fall shades like camel, tan, black and chestnut.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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For more on the Cleveland Browns and general NFL news, head over to Newsweek Sports.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Oct. 2025
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How the long-term contracts for Karlsson, Tomáš Hertl and Marc-Edouard Vlasic under former general manager Doug Wilson put off a necessary rebuild, then backing the strip-mining job current GM Mike Grier has been doing since his 2022 hiring.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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The eastern campus will total 300,000 square feet and focus on comprehensive primary care, primary and specialty pediatric care, and adult and pediatric urgent care.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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Consider the personal income per resident yardstick, the bureau’s comprehensive measurement of all types of incomes, including those from jobs, businesses, investments, and government assistance.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
13 Oct. 2025
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Rare earths are ubiquitous in everyday technologies, from smartphones to wind turbines to LED lights and flat-screen TVs.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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His level of greatness is so ubiquitous that people use his namesake as a measuring stick in other realms.—
Devin Robertson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Bridging robots and industrial machinery At the center of Flexxbotics’ nomination is FlexxCORE, a low-code software environment designed to make robots more adaptable and aware in manufacturing settings.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Oct. 2025
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They’re billed as potentially less expensive, safer, easier to build and adaptable because modules can be added as more power is needed.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
13 Oct. 2025
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The pens are interchangeable with glargine, the generic alternative for Lantus, a once-a-day injection that regulates blood sugar.—
CalMatters,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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But these complaints do not negate the actual successes of inflation, nor its ability to make truly generic predictions.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
14 Oct. 2025
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For its relatively small footprint, Hôtel Place d'Armes punches far above its weight from a culinary POV, with a fabulous on-site brasserie, a trendy sushi bar, and a panoramic roof terrace (open seasonally) that’s widely considered one of the city’s best spots for outdoor drinks with a view.—
Siobhan Reid,
Vogue,
10 Oct. 2025
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The property is located in the city’s Maslak neighborhood and boasts panoramic views of the Bosphorus.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
9 Oct. 2025
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Investigators say the cause of the blast may not be known for weeks or months, in part because the impact area is so widespread.—
Isabel Rosales,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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Still, the Epstein saga might have gradually faded from the national consciousness, even in spite of the widespread, unfounded belief that his 2019 suicide in a jail cell while awaiting trial was in fact a murder carried out to prevent him from implicating associates in his crimes.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Universal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/universal. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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