Definition of visitationnext
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 The following year, after her husband reportedly killed the family’s dog, which had allegedly attacked Ensley, Evans temporarily lost custody of Kaiser and Ensley, and her visitation with Jace was restricted. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2026 When Lee gets to the visitation window, there’s a fake Mekko sitting across from him. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026 Family visitation is prohibited, as is keeping photos of loved ones, according to the letter. — Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026 Normal inmate visitation would need to resume first, for example, and the COVID-19 vaccine would have to be available to everyone. — Thomas Lake, AJC.com, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for visitation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for visitation
visit
Noun
  • This bumper trip with Viking visits three countries, two rivers and a host of Christmas markets across 11 days.
    — Rebekah Evans, TheWeek, 3 Nov. 2026
  • OpenAI boss Sam Altman made a surprise visit to South Korea, meeting with around 50 Samsung executives.
    — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026

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“Visitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visitation. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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