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
Some have had their visitation rights suspended.
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New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
On a fiscal first quarter earnings call Monday, Disney executives noted that international visitation to its domestic parks was facing headwinds.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
But homemade meds can come with unexpected side effects — in this case, ghoulish visitations from the hangry Bertha, looking like a cross between Eric Cartman and Nosferatu.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Feb. 2026
Carlos entered the detainee entrance to the visitation area.
—Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2026
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New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
On a fiscal first quarter earnings call Monday, Disney executives noted that international visitation to its domestic parks was facing headwinds.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
But homemade meds can come with unexpected side effects — in this case, ghoulish visitations from the hangry Bertha, looking like a cross between Eric Cartman and Nosferatu.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Feb. 2026
Carlos entered the detainee entrance to the visitation area.
—Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for visitation
visit
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During her first station visit in 2019, Meir took part in the first all-female spacewalk.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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But throughout his visit, remained the specter of his uncle, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, who has been stripped of his titles and royal mansion because of his relationship with Epstein.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Visitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visitation. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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