ubiquitous

Vocab Practice: Ubiquitous

May 27, 2014 by Cool Word Club

This word appeared on the Cool Word Club website on May 19, 2014.

Let’s do a practice round!

Ubiquitous means:

A) Being mainly in the sky
B) Being mostly in the north
C) Being everywhere at the same time
D) Being hard to find

May 23, 2014 by Cool Word Club

Cool Word Challenge: Just for fun, come up with one sentence that uses both of the cool vocabulary words that you learned this week.

Here are the words again:

Ubiquitous: Existing or being everywhere at the same time; widespread.

Hinterland: An area that is not close to any cities or [Read more…]

May 19, 2014 by Cool Word Club

Coca-Cola, Starbucks, McDonald’s and Apple–all are American brands, right?

Actually, these and many other brands have become ubiquitous (see definition and hear pronunciation below) throughout the globe today.

Starbucks had about 18,000 international stores last year and plans to open at least 600 more this year–just in China!

Meanwhile, McDonald’s [Read more…]

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September 4, 2013 by Cool Word Club

This word appeared on the Cool Word Club website on Aug. 29, 2013.

Let’s do a practice round!

Ubiquitous means:

A) Box-like
B) Brightly colored
C) Existing everywhere
D) An urbanized setting

August 29, 2013 by Cool Word Club

Tall buildings and busy streets are commonly found in urban areas, but each city is likely to have something that makes it distinct.

For example, the red telephone box has long been ubiquitous (see definition and hear pronunciation below) within the city of London.

Originally developed in 1920, the red [Read more…]

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