omnipresent
Americanadjective
adjective
Related Words
Omnipresent, ubiquitous refer to the quality of being everywhere. Omnipresent emphasizes in a lofty or dignified way the power, usually divine, of being present everywhere at the same time, as though all-enveloping: Divine law is omnipresent. Ubiquitous is applied to that which seems to appear in many and all sorts of places, or in an undignified or humorous way is “all over the place,” often when unwanted: A bore seems to be ubiquitous.
Other Word Forms
- omnipresence noun
Etymology
Origin of omnipresent
First recorded in 1600–10; from Medieval Latin omnipraesent- (stem of omnipraesēns ), equivalent to Latin omni- omni- + praesent- present 1
Example Sentences
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This is the time of year when playoff projections are omnipresent.
From Los Angeles Times
But after the wildfire, Dusty’s omnipresent cowboy hat is all that remains from the only life he’s ever known.
From Los Angeles Times
Its relentless march across America’s Great Plains would have been far less efficient without the region’s endless, powerful, omnipresent curtain of wind.
The controversy gained traction because of Smith’s record of championing the marginalized, citing theorists like Frantz Fanon while targeting empires and the omnipresent patriarchy.
From Los Angeles Times
Her face was so omnipresent that a man she’d recently gone on a date with — someone who didn’t fully understand what she did for a living — spotted her on television with some confusion.
From Los Angeles Times
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