as in visits
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 visitations
If the visitations are already drawing comparisons to blockbuster films, though, Hollywood seems like a natural fit.
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Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 25 Apr. 2026
There's a reduction in visitations to a school counselor for psychological issues.
—Sooji Nam, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Jean Fisher, an administrator in DHW’s Division of Youth Safety and Permanancy, answered questions lawmakers had about the possibility of courts overstepping in cases of terminating visitations.
—Shannon Tyler
march 27, Idaho Statesman, 27 Mar. 2026
That’s down by nearly 600,000 visitations from 2024.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 13 Mar. 2026
Mourners were first allowed public visitations at the Rainbow PUSH headquarters in February, giving Jackson's longtime neighbors a chance to say goodbye to the civil rights leader.
—ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
Let the mind be, along with countless other things, a landing strip for sacred visitations.
—Literary Hub, 3 Mar. 2026
After these and many similar incidents, the social workers filed a petition to reduce the frequency of visitations.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
After her parents divorced, Shannon and her brother lived with their mother, while their father had weekend visitations.
—Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 5 Feb. 2026
Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 25 Apr. 2026
There's a reduction in visitations to a school counselor for psychological issues.
—Sooji Nam, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Jean Fisher, an administrator in DHW’s Division of Youth Safety and Permanancy, answered questions lawmakers had about the possibility of courts overstepping in cases of terminating visitations.
—Shannon Tyler
march 27, Idaho Statesman, 27 Mar. 2026
That’s down by nearly 600,000 visitations from 2024.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 13 Mar. 2026
Mourners were first allowed public visitations at the Rainbow PUSH headquarters in February, giving Jackson's longtime neighbors a chance to say goodbye to the civil rights leader.
—ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
Let the mind be, along with countless other things, a landing strip for sacred visitations.
—Literary Hub, 3 Mar. 2026
After these and many similar incidents, the social workers filed a petition to reduce the frequency of visitations.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
After her parents divorced, Shannon and her brother lived with their mother, while their father had weekend visitations.
—Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for visitations
visits
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First to go is Suzanna’s grandfather, who had accompanied her for years on her weekly prison visits.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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HealthPartners Regions Hospital receives more than 100,000 visits to its emergency center a year, a 20% increase in just the past 10 years.—
Imani Cruzen,
Twin Cities,
4 May 2026
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“Visitations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visitations. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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