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
Noun
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Still dreaming of your last visit there 20 years ago?—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
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Shittu was accompanied to the club by his younger brother, Fawaz Shittu, to celebrate a friend’s birthday a day before their mother was due to arrive for a visit from their native Nigeria.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Visitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visitation. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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