1
as in to see
to make a social call upon
the club ladies make a point of visiting everyone who moves into the neighborhood
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as in to stay
to reside as a temporary guest
an old friend who comes to visit for a month every summer
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as in to chat
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
tries to visit with her best friend on the phone at least once a week
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as in to haunt
to go to or spend time in often
visit Ireland for a few weeks every year
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as in to call
to make a brief visit
stopped to visit with my father on the way out of town
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as in visitation
a coming to see another briefly for social or business reasons
came by for a quick visit
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Recent Examples of visit
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
Thus, sports bettors visiting those states for World Cup matches can turn to prediction markets to wager on the outcome of the events.
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Nathan Goldman,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
20 June 2026
The visit was a reminder of something easy to lose in a tournament covered mostly through the lens of competition and commerce.
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Mill Etienne,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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Verb
Families visiting downtown, workers commuting home, residents of every background, restaurant employees finishing late shifts, ride-share drivers and visitors all have a legitimate interest in being able to safely access Chicago’s lakefront and downtown areas.
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Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
Thus, sports bettors visiting those states for World Cup matches can turn to prediction markets to wager on the outcome of the events.
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Nathan Goldman,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Noun
While grainy, distorted clips of the Beatles’ Top of the Pops visit existed, a complete and clean copy of the footage was believed lost for good… until Thursday, when British conservation non-profit Film Is Fabulous!
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Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
20 June 2026
The visit was a reminder of something easy to lose in a tournament covered mostly through the lens of competition and commerce.
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Mill Etienne,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for visit
Verb
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While many people were surprised to see the warning pop up on their phones, especially those living hundreds of miles from the epicenter, officials say the ShakeAlert system is designed to err on the side of caution.
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She was last seen wearing a black shirt and shorts, police said.
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Vanoven urged residents to stay home as crews worked the active scene, warning that downed power lines and debris would be harder to see after dark.
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Rhaenys served as a valuable member of Rhaenyra’s council, even going to stop Ser Criston Cole (Fabien Frankel) from taking Rook’s Rest for King Aegon II Targaryen (Tom Glynn-Carney), so Rhaenyra could stay back.
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These hard-sided, pop-top adventure trucks look so cool that strangers will stop to chat with you — guaranteed.
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While Yahia chats with The Star, his daughter, Hannah, takes a tray of baklava out of the oven.
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Winstone will play Alan ‘Razor’ Sharp, a former SAS operative haunted by a botched mission in the ‘90s that left his reputation in tatters and his best friend dead.
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For those of us who had never considered this, Sans Visage serves as a striking and unexpected transmission from the other side—a Stockhausen-esque mood piece haunted by glassy piano motifs and musique concrète-style arrangement.
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The accord called for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and a halt to hostilities across the region, including in Lebanon.
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Baelor Targaryen Baelor Targaryen (Bertie Carvel) — often called Baelor Breakspear — is a noble and widely respected Targaryen prince known for his honor, leadership and skill in battle.
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Behind the revenue and visitation data sits a more sobering reality.
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The festival runs July 2 through July 12 and comes after a difficult winter season that saw lower visitation due to poor snow conditions.
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Robert, talk me through the thinking behind this framing.
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Seconds later, Hines-Allen decided she was done talking and shoved Bonner.
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Albert frequented the coffee houses.
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Many kids joined Club America in part because Kirk’s conservative principles appealed to them and in part because rubbing elbows with wealthy donors who frequented Mar-a-Lago did, too.
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“Visit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visit. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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