visit on/upon

phrasal verb

visited on/upon; visiting on/upon; visits on/upon
formal + old-fashioned
: to punish (someone) with (something)
The Lord visited a plague upon the city.

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The Queen mentioned the matter during a visit on the second day of the Ebor Festival of horse-racing in York. Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 22 Aug. 2025 Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said the decision to bring in edge rusher Matthew Judon on a free agent visit on Monday and Tuesday has nothing to do with an injury at outside linebacker. Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2025 Now, over to Luke in Hungary. Inside the Paddock with Luke Smith Budapest is one of my favorite places to visit on the F1 calendar. Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025 McDaniel said tight end Noah Fant’s free agent visit on Monday wasn’t related to Darren Waller’s return from retirement and said the team will decide in the next couple of days whether to pursue Fant. Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 July 2025 When Everton visit on August 18, the centre-back will be suspended. Beren Cross, New York Times, 22 July 2025 The library shared several shots from the visit on their official Instagram page. Meredith Kile, People.com, 10 July 2025 The United States Zumwalt-class destroyer USS Michael Monsoor transiting Tokyo Bay before arriving at Yokosuka Naval Base for a scheduled port visit on July 7. Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025 SpaceX had to fix an oxygen leak in its rocket, then NASA put the crew’s visit on indefinite hold while monitoring repairs to longtime air leaks on the Russian side of the space station. Sydney Lake, Fortune, 25 June 2025

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“Visit on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/visit%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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