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
Both Ahmed and Karia spoke of family members having seen ghosts at funeral ceremonies, which made sense of the visitations Hamlet’s father makes after death.
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Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
Even if all visitors properly dispose of bodily waste following Leave No Trace standards—in a cathole six to eight inches deep and at least 200 feet from trails, campsites, and bodies of water—in areas with extremely high visitation, excrement will eventually reach a critical mass.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 27 Aug. 2025
As part of that agreement, Decker was granted three hours of visitation with the girls every Friday, and an additional eight hours every other weekend.
—Chris Spargo, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
McLaughlin previously said in a statement that the facility will offer legal representation, a law library, access to visitation, medical treatment and recreational space.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2025
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Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
Even if all visitors properly dispose of bodily waste following Leave No Trace standards—in a cathole six to eight inches deep and at least 200 feet from trails, campsites, and bodies of water—in areas with extremely high visitation, excrement will eventually reach a critical mass.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 27 Aug. 2025
As part of that agreement, Decker was granted three hours of visitation with the girls every Friday, and an additional eight hours every other weekend.
—Chris Spargo, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
McLaughlin previously said in a statement that the facility will offer legal representation, a law library, access to visitation, medical treatment and recreational space.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for visitation
visit
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Although not yet confirmed, the American team is expected to make a scouting visit to Bethpage Black following their appearance at the Silverado Resort.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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After her first three babies came home, Ness kept up her daily visits to the hospital, bundling up her infants to sit with their sister.—
Jeff Truesdell,
People.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Visitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visitation. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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