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

Despite the ubiquity of cameras across the five boroughs, seemingly tracking New Yorkers’ every move, the police have not always been able to harness their collective power to find suspects quickly. —Maria Cramer, New York Times, 5 Dec. 2024

However, cybercriminals often exploit its ubiquity and perceived reliability for fraudulent schemes, such as fake investment platforms or phishing attacks targeting cryptocurrency wallets. —Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024

Generally speaking, back then diet culture was rampant, reflected by the ubiquity of weight-loss advertisements, broad size-exclusion in fashion, and a media obsession with famous women’s bodies. —Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 25 Nov. 2024

Perhaps best known for her tenure as Baby Spice, Bunton and her fellow Spice Girls dominated pop culture in the ’90s with a string of chart-topping singles and the kind of ubiquity rarely achieved in music. —Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Oct. 2024

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