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
After these and many similar incidents, the social workers filed a petition to reduce the frequency of visitations.
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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
For context, areas managed by the National Park Service received a record-breaking 332 million visitations last year.
—Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Both Ahmed and Karia spoke of family members having seen ghosts at funeral ceremonies, which made sense of the visitations Hamlet’s father makes after death.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
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
For context, areas managed by the National Park Service received a record-breaking 332 million visitations last year.
—Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Both Ahmed and Karia spoke of family members having seen ghosts at funeral ceremonies, which made sense of the visitations Hamlet’s father makes after death.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for visitations
visits
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Local schools have already booked visits for more than 5,000 students.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Mar. 2026
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At luxury gym Life Time, members are shelling out for higher dues and add-on experiences such as personal training and spa visits.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Visitations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visitations. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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