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
According to Valdes’ mom, who rushed to the medical center after being called by the friend, she was denied visitation and didn’t see her daughter again until her funeral.
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Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 24 July 2025
Arizona, home to popular destinations like Grand Canyon National Park, could face a $2 billion economic hit and the loss of thousands of jobs if visitation declines.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 17 July 2025
Inmates have access to work assignments, educational programs, and limited family visitation.
—Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Aug. 2025
American visitors are second only to Canadians in park visitation, said Guy Thériault, the chief spokesperson for Parks Canada, which oversees 48 national parks.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2025
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Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 24 July 2025
Arizona, home to popular destinations like Grand Canyon National Park, could face a $2 billion economic hit and the loss of thousands of jobs if visitation declines.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 17 July 2025
Inmates have access to work assignments, educational programs, and limited family visitation.
—Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Aug. 2025
American visitors are second only to Canadians in park visitation, said Guy Thériault, the chief spokesperson for Parks Canada, which oversees 48 national parks.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for visitation
visit
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Around her visit to the U.K., Eilish’s entire catalog surged on the charts in that country.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Indeed, this would be Putin’s first visit to the U.S. (outside trips to the United Nations in New York) since 2007, before his invasion of Georgia the following year.—
Marc Champion,
Twin Cities,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Visitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visitation. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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