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as in seeing
to make a social call upon
the club ladies make a point of visiting everyone who moves into the neighborhood
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as in staying
to reside as a temporary guest
an old friend who comes to visit for a month every summer
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as in chatting
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
tries to visit with her best friend on the phone at least once a week
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as in frequenting
to go to or spend time in often
visit Ireland for a few weeks every year
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as in calling
to make a brief visit
stopped to visit with my father on the way out of town
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Recent Examples of visiting
James LeBlanc has been visiting Aqueduct Racetrack since 1964, when his father first took him there for a day of races and small-time betting.
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Henry Kornaros,
Curbed,
26 June 2026
Swedish soccer fans visiting North Texas are also showing their enthusiasm for the TV show Dallas.
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J.d. Miles,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
The teen was visiting the city from India with his parents and younger brother to celebrate his graduation when the incident occurred, The Times reported.
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Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
Game 1 Saint Paul knotted at 2-all through three innings before the visiting Storm Chasers put up four runs in the fourth and five more in the sixth to turn a tight game into a 12-4 blowout.
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Staff Report,
Twin Cities,
19 June 2026
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Henry Kornaros,
Curbed,
26 June 2026
Swedish soccer fans visiting North Texas are also showing their enthusiasm for the TV show Dallas.
—
J.d. Miles,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
The teen was visiting the city from India with his parents and younger brother to celebrate his graduation when the incident occurred, The Times reported.
—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
Game 1 Saint Paul knotted at 2-all through three innings before the visiting Storm Chasers put up four runs in the fourth and five more in the sixth to turn a tight game into a 12-4 blowout.
—
Staff Report,
Twin Cities,
19 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for visiting
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The journey in seeing a friend’s city anew becomes another way of seeing home.
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On June 9, witnesses reported seeing a man start a small brush fire in a field behind the Wal-Mart on Camino Arroyo, according to the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office.
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Johnson County’s annual Point In Time Count — a federal requirement that counts the number of people staying outside or in a shelter one night in January — shows that the number of individuals increased by 27% from last year, according to preliminary data.
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Drinking water with your evening meal and staying hydrated throughout the day helps fiber work properly and keeps stool soft.
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While chatting with Craig Melvin during a June 19 appearance on the Today show, the TV icon paused her interview to smack the anchor after a bold request.
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Within minutes, the men, who ranged in age from 30 to 60, began chatting among themselves.
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Arthur Van Wyk, who produces comedy events in Durban, began frequenting the bar some three decades ago.
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Several whales frequenting San Francisco Bay are expected to depart in the next two weeks.
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Nearly four-fifths of respondents said that gas prices present some sort of strain, with 34% categorizing it as a major strain and 44% calling it a minor strain.
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In a new report to Congress, the independent National Taxpayer Advocate paints a less flattering picture of the typical taxpayer’s experience in calling the IRS.
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Seconds later, Hines-Allen decided she was done talking and shoved Bonner.
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If your medication is affected, consider talking to your doctor or pharmacist to determine the best course of action.
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This could easily be the premise of a new Netflix horror show — an episode of Black Mirror, say, or maybe something haunting from Ryan Murphy.
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And while their mutual threat is still out there, Chiarella concludes their haunting love story on a more hopeful note.
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This is because any of various chatbots can induce in us an irresistible sense of our conversing with an actual person.
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Her subjects range from the humming of trees conversing through underground fungi to the iridescent call (invisible to humans) that flowers make to fluttering bees.
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“Visiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visiting. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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