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
The lockdowns led to reduced or no recreation time and a disruption to visitations.
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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
When his body was destroyed, as per the folkloric procedure, the vampiric visitations stopped.
—Robert Eggers, HollywoodReporter, 17 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
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
When his body was destroyed, as per the folkloric procedure, the vampiric visitations stopped.
—Robert Eggers, HollywoodReporter, 17 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
Noun
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The prevalence of Zoom interviews has transformed eight-hour visits into three-hour calls.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
10 Jan. 2026
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During follow-up visits, their dietary patterns were reassessed.—
Julia Ries Wexler,
Health,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Visitations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visitations. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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