;Posted on 05/09/2016 6:59:09 AM PDT by xsmommy
Word for The Day, Monday, 5/9/16
;In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".
ubiquitous; adj.
existing or being everywhere, especially at the same time; omnipresent: ubiquitous fog; ubiquitous little ants.
Etymology:"turning up everywhere," 1837, from ubiquity + -ous. The earlier word was ubiquitary (1580s), from Modern Latin ubiquitarius, from ubique. Related: Ubiquitously ; ubiquitousness.
Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence.
The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.
Practice makes perfect.....post on....
Here is my example with WFTD.
The ubiquitous gay agenda is encroaching on ever younger demographics.
No pushing at the door please!
sorry for the late start, I had an eye dr apt this AM.
While #NeverTrump claims to be ubiquitous, they really aren’t, they are shrinking in numbers daily as more people realize that a Hillary victory means death to America.
I guess time will tell. A+++
My, how ubiquitous this Word for the Day thread is.
Are ubiquitous and omnipresent really synonyms? I use “ubiquitous” when I want to convey a high level of annoyance with the never-ending activity.
Yes, they are really synonyms. : )
1.present, appearing, or found everywhere:
“his ubiquitous influence was felt by all the family” ·
[more] synonyms: omnipresent · ever-present · everywhere ·
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A+++ in what way?
Hey, punk, you biq wit us and yer gonna be sorry!
The obsessively obsequious are ubiquitous!
LOL! good one! where ya been? A+++
that’s a mouthful! A+++
I hadn’t really thought about it in that way before, but Hil def has not included him in her campaign so far. I truly think she detests him - no way she calmly accepted him stealing her spot for he past 7 years.
Especially when they are also purple and clairvoyant.
I will always contend that the sound of Simon and Garfunkel music emanating from my neighbor’s patio yesterday was omnipresent but not ubiquitous. <^..^>
Dear, God, no.
The bread flew through the air, but only after the question was asked “Youwannabisquitossed?”
Had some business in the US and fried my development computer. MUY ocupado!
ay que no! espero que estas bien ocupado.
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