as in visit
a coming to see another briefly for social or business reasons
the pastor and curate could hardly express how honored they were to receive this visitation from the bishop
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Recent Examples of visitation
Twenty-one California prisons — including two facilities near Folsom — are immediately suspending inmate visitations following spikes in drug overdoses and violent attacks on prisoners and officers, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials announced Thursday.
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Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2025
The state now forecasts a 9.2% overall drop in international visitation and a 4.3% decline in visitor spending for 2025.
—Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
He is suspected of killing his daughters after taking them for a scheduled custody visitation.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 7 June 2025
Her visitation is planned for 2 to 8 p.m. June 24 at the Montclair-Lucania Funeral Home in the Montclare neighborhood on the Northwest Side, police said.
—Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
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Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2025
The state now forecasts a 9.2% overall drop in international visitation and a 4.3% decline in visitor spending for 2025.
—Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
He is suspected of killing his daughters after taking them for a scheduled custody visitation.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 7 June 2025
Her visitation is planned for 2 to 8 p.m. June 24 at the Montclair-Lucania Funeral Home in the Montclare neighborhood on the Northwest Side, police said.
—Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for visitation
visit
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While it could be argued that there’s no bad place to stay in such a dreamy locale, World’s Best Awards voters would be the first to point out that certain touches—like anticipatory service and an expansive slate of programming—can take a visit to this region from wonderful to wow-worthy.—
Sarah Bruning,
Travel + Leisure,
8 July 2025
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In Southern California, large warehouses must take steps to reduce the pollution caused by truck visits, either by switching to electric vehicles, installing chargers, or paying into a clean air fund.—
Rambo Talabong,
ArsTechnica,
8 July 2025
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“Visitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visitation. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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