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
That’s down by nearly 600,000 visitations from 2024.
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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
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
The lockdowns led to reduced or no recreation time and a disruption to visitations.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 20 Jan. 2026
Sharon said that in the days leading up to his death, Ozzy spoke openly about feeling at peace and described vivid dreams that felt almost like visitations.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
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
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
The lockdowns led to reduced or no recreation time and a disruption to visitations.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 20 Jan. 2026
Sharon said that in the days leading up to his death, Ozzy spoke openly about feeling at peace and described vivid dreams that felt almost like visitations.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for visitations
visits
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And while the area's temperatures are rather lovely year-round, the region's increasingly hazardous air pollution makes visits from February through March seriously uncomfortable.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Mar. 2026
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Months before their schedules fill with school visits, community tree lightings and holiday celebrations, performers gather to sharpen their skills, network with peers and prepare for the Christmas season.—
Michael Cuviello,
Dallas Morning News,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Visitations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visitations. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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