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ubiquitous

American  
[yoo-bik-wi-tuhs] / yuˈbɪk wɪ təs /
Also ubiquitary

adjective

  1. existing or being everywhere, especially at the same time; omnipresent.

    ubiquitous fog; ubiquitous little ants.


ubiquitous British  
/ juːˈbɪkwɪtəs /

adjective

  1. having or seeming to have the ability to be everywhere at once; omnipresent

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Related Words

See omnipresent.

Other Word Forms

  • nonubiquitary adjective
  • nonubiquitous adjective
  • nonubiquitously adverb
  • nonubiquitousness noun
  • ubiquitously adverb
  • ubiquitousness noun
  • ubiquity noun
  • unubiquitous adjective
  • unubiquitously adverb
  • unubiquitousness noun

Etymology

Origin of ubiquitous

First recorded in 1830–40; ubiquit(y) + -ous

Example Sentences

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People still out exercising or running errands shared video of intercepts and damage in the city’s ubiquitous chat groups.

From The Wall Street Journal

Brink’s is also known for securely transporting cash, as well as stocking it into ATMs through their ubiquitous Brink’s trucks.

From The Wall Street Journal

Even West never suspected that her work would contribute to a world-changing technology so ubiquitous that many people would be literally lost without it.

From The Wall Street Journal

Driverless cabs are on the verge of becoming ubiquitous, having been trained by artificial intelligence to handle almost any situation on the road and, more importantly, to beat human drivers in terms of safety.

From Barron's

But he shed the glasses after laser eye surgery and adopted a less earnest demeanour that saw him impress in his ubiquitous media appearances during the election campaign.

From Barron's