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
His daughters -- Paityn Decker, 9; Evelyn Decker, 8; and Olivia Decker, 5 -- had left home for a planned visitation with him on May 30, and never returned, officials said.
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Megan Forrester, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2025
In her legal filing, the model requested that she be given legal and physical custody of the child, that the NFL star cover all of her pregnancy and birth expenses, her attorney’s fees, and that she be given visitation rights.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 22 Sep. 2025
At the time, Lopera requested legal and physical custody of their baby, but gave Diggs visitation rights.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
The National Park Service did not respond to multiple requests for comment on maintenance, staffing or park visitation.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 21 Sep. 2025
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Megan Forrester, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2025
In her legal filing, the model requested that she be given legal and physical custody of the child, that the NFL star cover all of her pregnancy and birth expenses, her attorney’s fees, and that she be given visitation rights.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 22 Sep. 2025
At the time, Lopera requested legal and physical custody of their baby, but gave Diggs visitation rights.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
The National Park Service did not respond to multiple requests for comment on maintenance, staffing or park visitation.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 21 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for visitation
visit
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Even when half full, a relatively common occurrence at England friendlies in the late 1980s, a visit to Wembley still felt like a treat.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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In an ideal world, a tiny home could provide the ideal solution for in-laws to have space to visit your home for extended visits.—
Chaunie Brusie,
Parents,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Visitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visitation. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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