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omnipresent

UK[ˌɒmnɪˈpɹɛzn̩t]British, Southern, Standard/ˌɔmnɪjˈpɹɛz(ə)nt/US[ˌɑmnɪˈpɹɛzn̩t]Australia[ˌɔmnɪˈpɹezn̩t]

adjective

What it means

  1. not comparableBeing everywhere simultaneously.

    That's especially critical in a world where cruelty, war and bad news seem omnipresent.

    2025 November 13, Kamala Thiagarajan, “If you're going to be kind to another human, today is the day to do it!”, in NPR
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    In 1975, China was emerging from the Cultural Revolution, its government’s effort to purify and revitalize society. Communist officials had set up indoctrination programs, broadcast propaganda over omnipresent loudspeakers, and sought to stamp out any evidence of China’s ancient history.

    2010, George W. Bush, Decision Points, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, pages 22–23

    Another most notable change concerns rolling stock liveries. Back then, corporate Rail Blue was omnipresent, whereas now there is a kaleidoscope of colours and styles.

    2020 June 17, David Clough, “Then and now: trains through Crewe”, in Rail, page 60

    Synonyms: all-present, ubiquitous

In a sentence

In 1975, China was emerging from the Cultural Revolution, its government’s effort to purify and revitalize society. Communist officials had set up indoctrination programs, broadcast propaganda over omnipresent loudspeakers, and sought to stamp out any evidence of China’s ancient history.

2010, George W. Bush, Decision Points, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, pages 22–23

Where it comes from

  1. Medieval Latinomnipraesēns
  2. Englishomnipresent

Borrowed from Medieval Latin omnipraesēns, equivalent to omni- + present.

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