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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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noun

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as in stay
a temporary residing as another's guest my aunt always looks forward to her weeklong annual visit with her mother

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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
Verb
Earlier this year, a New Jersey man who was visiting Yellowstone National Park was gored by a bison. Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025 Rapid Change Four days spent criss-crossing the Yangtze River Delta by high-speed railway to visit Chinese businesses gave an indication of the pace of change in the region that is one of the hubs of Chinese technology development. Matthew Tostevin, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
But a recent visit to the opening of Soho House São Paulo provided a bridge between the bustling city and its vibrant community. Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2025 The Endurance, Tuhkuri learned from historic records, was built for Arctic visits during the summer, not for navigating Antarctic pack ice. Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for visit
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Verb
  • Unfortunately, fans won't be able to see LeBron or Luka on the court with the team for Friday's game, though.
    Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Many who took the survey saw Goldberg-Polin as too moral to get involved in the rough and tumble world of Israel’s fractious political scene.
    Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The nearest system of moisture is off to the west, so the Louisville area will stay dry through the weekend.
    Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
  • At 1-3 and trying to give some semblance of help to their top-notch defense and trying to stay alive in an AFC North that appears to be much more flawed than anyone thought a month ago, the Browns need a win.
    Zac Jackson, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
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  • Among her recent videos documenting her conversations on Omegle, a video-chatting app for talking with strangers, the one that performed best featured a man calling her an anti-trans slur (Lee isn’t trans).
    Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
  • In an exclusive with WWD, Leclerc sat down to chat about his definition of success both on and off the racetrack, working with Constant as his stylist, tapping into his creative side through his new studio and more.
    Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • All the while, guests learn the lore of the buildings and even attempt to communicate with the spirits that haunt them.
    Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Every room has had an account of ghosts or spirits but certain rooms are consistently haunted.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Scammers will call or text consumers claiming to be a legitimate institution, such as a bank or a government institution.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2025
  • In an interview with Ars Technica, Fiaschetti said the company plans to keep Arcs in orbit for extended periods, ready to descend when called upon.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Lawson also suggested ending the practice of full-contact visitation, which results in drugs getting into prisons.
    Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Lawyers cannot simply show up at any time during visitation hours to see their clients and must provide proof that they are authorized to represent the client.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The working group held 10 meetings between July and September, and talked to various entities affected or interested.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Home in a comfy chair, holding baby Zakaria, who’s nursing while Mayniel talks.
    Anna Gaca, Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2025
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  • For anyone who frequents the subway (or Equinox), the Beats Solo are ubiquitous.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Twenty-six years after Home Improvement wrapped, the actress joined her former cast mates Richard Karn and Patricia Richardson in a scene in which Allen's grumpy protagonist Matt Parker begrudgingly attends a grief support group frequented by Charlotte (Nancy Travis).
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025

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