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
Wenatchee Police Department Decker, whom his ex-wife described to authorities as homeless and experiencing mental health issues, had a planned visitation with their daughters a few days before their bodies were found.
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Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2025
The most notable drop in visitation has come from Canada, which delivered eight straight months of steep declines, but numbers are down from most countries around the world.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Upon a request, the district and principal work together with the teacher and parent to set the amount of time for a visitation.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
Since then, a growing number of independent media sites, nonprofit groups, and even travel companies have published reports on the deadliest parks by comparing mortality data with visitation numbers for each park.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 9 Sep. 2025
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Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2025
The most notable drop in visitation has come from Canada, which delivered eight straight months of steep declines, but numbers are down from most countries around the world.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Upon a request, the district and principal work together with the teacher and parent to set the amount of time for a visitation.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
Since then, a growing number of independent media sites, nonprofit groups, and even travel companies have published reports on the deadliest parks by comparing mortality data with visitation numbers for each park.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for visitation
visit
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The attentive and gracious service merits applause and, along with the exciting Nikkei fare, a swift return visit.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
22 Sep. 2025
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Hero products such as the barn jacket drew 14,000 visits and topped the men’s web traffic, and multiple items sold out online.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Visitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visitation. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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