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
In her statement announcing the resumption of visitations, Sherrill urged the DHS to implement several more policy shifts.
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Drew Pittock, USA Today, 1 June 2026
In short, there is no truly meaningful evidence here for aliens, alien visitations, alien abductions, or anything like that.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
Attendance at domestic parks did ease 1% but the company attributed that to the lingering impact of slower international visitations and competition from Universal’s Epic Universe, which opened in Orlando last May.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 6 May 2026
If the visitations are already drawing comparisons to blockbuster films, though, Hollywood seems like a natural fit.
—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
Drew Pittock, USA Today, 1 June 2026
In short, there is no truly meaningful evidence here for aliens, alien visitations, alien abductions, or anything like that.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
Attendance at domestic parks did ease 1% but the company attributed that to the lingering impact of slower international visitations and competition from Universal’s Epic Universe, which opened in Orlando last May.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 6 May 2026
If the visitations are already drawing comparisons to blockbuster films, though, Hollywood seems like a natural fit.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for visitations
visits
Noun
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Museums For All is an initiative encouraging regular museum visits.—
Mary Ella Hastings
June 1,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 June 2026
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Some airports, such as Kansas City International and Philadelphia International, limit guests to six-hour visits.—
Avni Trivedi,
CNN Money,
1 June 2026
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“Visitations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visitations. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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