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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
At the time, she was turned away because of a Department of Homeland Security policy requiring lawmakers to provide seven-day notice before visiting.
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Finch Walker, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Keep an eye on that June date, when desperately hungry and insanely passionate New York basketball fans might be trying to get to Madison Square Garden for Game 6 at the same time visiting World Cup fans are forcing an end-around.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
Levine asks to meet Epstein while visiting New York.
—Shirsho Dasgupta
may 22, Miami Herald, 22 May 2026
According to Superintendent of Bethel Schools Christine Carver, Shouq has recently been visiting other communities in the state, including those in Danbury, New Milford, Brookfield and Ridgefield.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 22 May 2026
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Finch Walker, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Keep an eye on that June date, when desperately hungry and insanely passionate New York basketball fans might be trying to get to Madison Square Garden for Game 6 at the same time visiting World Cup fans are forcing an end-around.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
Levine asks to meet Epstein while visiting New York.
—Shirsho Dasgupta
may 22, Miami Herald, 22 May 2026
According to Superintendent of Bethel Schools Christine Carver, Shouq has recently been visiting other communities in the state, including those in Danbury, New Milford, Brookfield and Ridgefield.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 22 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for visiting
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After seeing his team squander chance after chance, Etowah’s Matthew Sharman wasn’t going to waste any opportunity to score.—
Stan Awtrey,
AJC.com,
28 May 2026
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Michigan Humane took on a tricky animal rescue task after motorists reported seeing a cat along the Lodge Freeway in Metro Detroit.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
27 May 2026
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Players are staying at a hotel in nearby Trilith.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
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The bonding process requires temperatures no higher than 200 degrees Celsius, staying well within the industry’s thermal budget.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
30 May 2026
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Imagine that a person was mainly chatting on topics such as how to cook an egg or fix a car.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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After chatting about the war in Iran, immigration and the economy, Clark asked Campa-Najjar what set him apart from other candidates.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026
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Imani — the son of Monty and Rose — and Pippin, a Wisconsin transplant who’s been frequenting Illinois since 2024 — returned to Chicago in April.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
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Up until this point, Clive had made peace with frequenting London’s comedy clubs and grotty basements.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
10 May 2026
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Is the robot system better at calling balls and strikes than humans?—
Charley Walters,
Twin Cities,
30 May 2026
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Wildmon began calling Penland almost daily, asking if Universal was playing them.—
Isaac Butler,
New Yorker,
30 May 2026
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Yousef Miller, a member of the North County Equity and Justice Coalition, was out on Buchanan Street on Monday, talking with people who pulled over to ask what had happened to Sheron.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 May 2026
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Including Olah on the launch platform, however, shows the Vatican is seeking to directly influence those involved with developing the technology, and not to simply be talking from the sidelines.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
25 May 2026
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Seabrook said she was touched and will never forget when the haunting melody of taps rang out behind her, played live by a stranger that day at the cemetery in Elburn.—
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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The film’s unspeakably haunting final shot typifies Cannes 2026 to a tee, its free-floating detachment from reality doubling as a revelatory expression of our own relationship to it.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
22 May 2026
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On her last day in Reggio Emilia, Middleton visited with schoolchildren in the woods—even sitting in the grass and sharing stories of her own kids while conversing with the students.—
Stefania Saltalamacchia,
Vanity Fair,
15 May 2026
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On April 30, the TikTok star, 25, and the Houston Texans wide receiver, 30, were spotted conversing at the Sports Illustrated x Authentic Brands Group party at The Surf Club Restaurant in Miami.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
4 May 2026
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“Visiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visiting. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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