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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
Chris Sims, IndyStar, 20 Feb. 2026
But Hoff worries her grandkids visiting won’t get to experience the natural surroundings that her children did growing up there.
—Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2026
Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 21 Feb. 2026
A couple living a couple hours away from us recently invited us for an overnight visit.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2026
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—Chris Sims, IndyStar, 20 Feb. 2026
But Hoff worries her grandkids visiting won’t get to experience the natural surroundings that her children did growing up there.
—Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2026
Noun
Plan a visit or adventure with pals.
—Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 21 Feb. 2026
A couple living a couple hours away from us recently invited us for an overnight visit.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for visit
Verb
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Visits to the shrine are seen by Japan's neighbors as evidence of a lack of remorse for Japan's wartime past.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Feb. 2026
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Links can be seen between the popularity of K-beauty – a sector estimated by research firm Mintel to be worth more than $90 billion – and the rise of Korean culture internationally.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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The top two in the season standings are now Bridgeman and Gotterup, two good buddies who often stay together on the road.—
Brody Miller,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Hughes said the brothers, who roomed together, kept their door open all week and personally spoke to every single American athlete competing in Milan who stayed at the village.—
Chris Kudialis,
Miami Herald,
23 Feb. 2026
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As attendees chatted over pizza and Jack Daniel’s, Thiel slipped in through the back door, joining the hipsters on folding chairs.—
James Duesterberg,
New Yorker,
18 Feb. 2026
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Come bake and learn with us—and don't forget to join the Bake Club group chat over on Substack.—
Emily Elias,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
18 Feb. 2026
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Thursday’s proceeding is expected to bring that long chapter to a close, formally exonerating the four men and marking a consequential moment in a case that has haunted Austin for more than three decades.—
Austin Sanders,
Austin American Statesman,
19 Feb. 2026
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Obviously, this development is bad for Illinois, especially the northwest suburbs of Chicagoland, which loses tax revenue and fun action aplenty, and the optics of not closing the deal also reflects poorly on Pritzker and might well haunt his presidential bid.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Former Michigan Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon called it hypocritical.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Feb. 2026
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Minutes later, wearing a blue lanyard with a solid gold medal hanging across his chest, Tkachuk called into the stands for Gaudreau’s two children to join the official team picture.—
Chris Kudialis,
Miami Herald,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But in between, there was a visitation by Adler’s ghost.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
15 Feb. 2026
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William Stern was awarded custody of Baby M as the biological father and Mary Beth visitation rights as the biological mother.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Pohlad, who went to Georgia to meet with Byron Buxton and California to talk to Joe Ryan, has also recently been tapping into the knowledge of former players, including the rotating cast of television analysts.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
16 Feb. 2026
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As is her nature, Hudson talks openly and honestly about how being a mother has intertwined with her career.—
Amy Amatangelo,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2026
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So instead of criticizing yourself for frequenting the same place over and over again, lean into it even more.—
Ellen O’Brien,
SELF,
17 Feb. 2026
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This comes after LaBeouf, 39, had been spotted hanging out in the NOLA area over the weekend and frequenting various bars for the city's annual Mardi Gras celebration, according to The Hollywood Reporter and TMZ.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Visit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visit. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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