ubiquitous juˈbɪkwədəs adjective
: being or seeming to be present everywhere at once
The word ubiquitous has appeared in 576 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Dec. 3 in “How Much Do You Really Want to Know About Your Habits?” by Madison Malone Kircher:
From the books you read to the takeout you ordered, the gimmick of packaging user data into cutesy graphics ripe for sharing has become ubiquitous, thanks largely to Spotify. Wrapped has become like Kleenex, a now-generic word that has come to stand for a broad category of product. In recent years, Duolingo has told users how much time they spent learning languages; food-related platforms like Resy, Seamless and even McDonald’s have detailed dining habits; and Steam, the gaming platform, told users how much time they spent playing video games, how many achievements they unlocked and other “fun numbers.”
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