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ubiquitous

adj.
C1 Advanced Oxford US //juˈbɪkwɪtəs// UK //juːbˈɪkwɪtəs// ubiq·ui·tous

adj. appearing or found everywhere at the same time. You use this to describe things that are so common you see them wherever you go, like smartphones or coffee shops.

adj. present, appearing, or found everywhere simultaneously. Often used to describe technology, cultural phenomena, or consumer goods that have achieved total market penetration or global presence.


SIMPLE

Mobile phones are now ubiquitous in modern society.

CONTEXTUAL

The company's logo became ubiquitous after the massive advertising campaign, appearing on billboards, buses, and screens everywhere.

COMPLEX

Despite its ubiquitous presence in modern diets, refined sugar was once a rare luxury reserved for the wealthiest segments of society.

Synonyms
Origin

From ubiquity + -ous, from Medieval Latin ubīquitās, from Latin ubīque (“everywhere”), from ubī̆ (“where”) + -que (“each, ever”).

Usage

Typically placed attributively before a noun or predicatively after a linking verb; frequently pairs with adverbs of degree like 'increasingly' or 'almost'.

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