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
Once a week, the kids had supervised visitation with their parents.
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Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Many sites remain physically open, but the combination of high visitation and reduced services shifts environmental and financial costs into the future.
—Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 21 Oct. 2025
The Olympics is expected to bring in 15 million visitors, only a small percent of the state’s total visitation, based on about 300 million visitors annually.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
Although visitation to the area was slightly higher than last year, travelers may have been more keen to catch a basketball game or a concert than play the baccarat tables.
—Alex Harring,sarah Min, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2025
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Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Many sites remain physically open, but the combination of high visitation and reduced services shifts environmental and financial costs into the future.
—Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 21 Oct. 2025
The Olympics is expected to bring in 15 million visitors, only a small percent of the state’s total visitation, based on about 300 million visitors annually.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
Although visitation to the area was slightly higher than last year, travelers may have been more keen to catch a basketball game or a concert than play the baccarat tables.
—Alex Harring,sarah Min, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for visitation
visit
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That order of operations lent a cloak of secrecy to the high-profile visit.—
Laura Kelly,
The Hill,
10 Nov. 2025
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During my visit, I was treated to an array of falafel, lamb sausage, and James Ranch cheese.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Visitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visitation. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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