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ubiquitouslyexisting or being everywhere at the same time; omnipresent

Part of speech: ADVERB

Definition: existing or being everywhere at the same time; omnipresent

Pronunciation (IPA): /juːˈbɪkwɪtəsli/

Example Sentences

  • Coffee shops are ubiquitously found in Seoul, sometimes three on the same block.
  • Social media platforms are ubiquitously accessed by teenagers today.
  • Plastic waste is ubiquitously scattered across the ocean, even in the deepest trenches.

ubiquitously

ADVERB

[/juːˈbɪkwɪtəsli/]

existing or being everywhere at the same time; omnipresent

Smartphones are used ubiquitously in homes, schools, offices, and cafés around the world.
💡 Concept

Smartphones are used ubiquitously in homes, schools, offices, and cafés around the world.

Coffee shops are ubiquitously found on almost every busy street. ("You'll be quite used to seeing it.")
🧠 Mnemonic

Coffee shops are ubiquitously found on almost every busy street. ("You'll be quite used to seeing it.")

The logo spread continuously until it was recognized ubiquitously and admired universally.
🎵 Rhyme

The logo spread continuously until it was recognized ubiquitously and admired universally.

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/juːˈbɪkwɪtəsli/
🇬🇧 UK/juːˈbɪkwɪtəsli/

🌳Etymology

Rootubique
Suffix--ously

Origin

Derived from Latin 'ubique' (everywhere, from all places), a term used by Roman philosophers to describe divine omnipresence. The word evolved through Medieval and Early Modern Latin before entering English, where it now commonly describes the pervasive presence of technology or phenomena across all locations and contexts.

Breakdown

ubique- (everywhere, from Latin ubique meaning 'at all places') + -ous (adjective-forming suffix) + -ly (adverb-forming suffix converting adjectives to adverbs).

🎵Rhyme

seriouslycuriouslyobviously
seriously
curiously
obviously

🔗Collocations

ubiquitously present
ubiquitously available
ubiquitously distributed
ubiquitously connected
ubiquitously found

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

Coffee shops are ubiquitously found in Seoul, sometimes three on the same block.

Social media platforms are ubiquitously accessed by teenagers today.

Plastic waste is ubiquitously scattered across the ocean, even in the deepest trenches.

😄 Fun example

WiFi signals are now ubiquitously available, except in my grandmother's house.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

everywhereuniversallyomnipresentlypervasivelythroughout

Antonyms

rarelysporadicallylocally

Related

ubiquitousomnipresentpervasivewidespreaduniversal

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