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as in sees
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 stays
to reside as a temporary guest
an old friend who comes to visit for a month every summer
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as in chats
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 haunts
to go to or spend time in often
visit Ireland for a few weeks every year
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as in calls
to make a brief visit
stopped to visit with my father on the way out of town
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as in sojourns
a temporary residing as another's guest
my aunt always looks forward to her weeklong annual visit with her mother
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as in visitations
a coming to see another briefly for social or business reasons
came by for a quick visit
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Recent Examples of visits
Marlow Stern, Variety, 10 May 2026
The ban will affect passengers sailing on Utopia of the Seas, which visits Nassau on Tuesday, plus Oasis of the Seas and Wonder of the Seas in port at CocoCay.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
In the new episodes, the actor visits regions like Sicily, Campania and Sardinia to meet with locals and eat food native to those areas.
—ABC News, 8 May 2026
Russian security officials have drastically reduced the number of locations that Putin regularly visits, the report says.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 4 May 2026
Robert De Niro visits Broadway's The Fear of 13 stars Tessa Thompson and Adrien Brody backstage on April 29 in New York City.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 3 May 2026
Today, Kelly visits his grandmother at her house in Roselle a couple of times a week.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
One afternoon, the delegation visits the home of Yuri Kochiyama, a famed Japanese American activist, and meets her friend Malcolm X.
—Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Host Rachel Holt visits the studio to explore the craft and how a deep respect for history drives a passion for perfection.
—Rachel Holt, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 May 2026
A lot had happened between visits.
—Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
About Hers Hers is a telehealth company for women that offers personalized treatment plans without in-person visits or insurance.
—Nicole Hernandez, USA Today, 11 May 2026
On my visits home, my mother might at first pretend not to notice me.
—Nicholas Dawidoff, New Yorker, 10 May 2026
The evolving menu is constructed so that no two visits are ever the same, with specifics guided by seasonality.
—Rachel Ingram, Robb Report, 10 May 2026
Rodríguez made several visits to Qatar in 2024, including meetings with Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani.
—Michelle Velez, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
HealthPartners Regions Hospital receives more than 100,000 visits to its emergency center a year, a 20% increase in just the past 10 years.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 4 May 2026
The weekslong cruise started in Argentina South Africa’s Department of Health said the ship had left Ushuaia in southern Argentina for a cruise that included visits to Antarctica, the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and other isolated islands in the South Atlantic.
—Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
Verb
At the urging of Maddy, Cassie visits a raucous mansion party hosted by a popular online influencer in the hopes of going viral.
—Marlow Stern, Variety, 10 May 2026
The ban will affect passengers sailing on Utopia of the Seas, which visits Nassau on Tuesday, plus Oasis of the Seas and Wonder of the Seas in port at CocoCay.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
In the new episodes, the actor visits regions like Sicily, Campania and Sardinia to meet with locals and eat food native to those areas.
—ABC News, 8 May 2026
Russian security officials have drastically reduced the number of locations that Putin regularly visits, the report says.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 4 May 2026
Robert De Niro visits Broadway's The Fear of 13 stars Tessa Thompson and Adrien Brody backstage on April 29 in New York City.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 3 May 2026
Today, Kelly visits his grandmother at her house in Roselle a couple of times a week.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
One afternoon, the delegation visits the home of Yuri Kochiyama, a famed Japanese American activist, and meets her friend Malcolm X.
—Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Host Rachel Holt visits the studio to explore the craft and how a deep respect for history drives a passion for perfection.
—Rachel Holt, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
Noun
The pyramids are roughly a 20–25 minute drive away, depending on traffic, which makes the location particularly convenient for early morning visits.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 May 2026
A lot had happened between visits.
—Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
About Hers Hers is a telehealth company for women that offers personalized treatment plans without in-person visits or insurance.
—Nicole Hernandez, USA Today, 11 May 2026
On my visits home, my mother might at first pretend not to notice me.
—Nicholas Dawidoff, New Yorker, 10 May 2026
The evolving menu is constructed so that no two visits are ever the same, with specifics guided by seasonality.
—Rachel Ingram, Robb Report, 10 May 2026
Rodríguez made several visits to Qatar in 2024, including meetings with Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani.
—Michelle Velez, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
HealthPartners Regions Hospital receives more than 100,000 visits to its emergency center a year, a 20% increase in just the past 10 years.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 4 May 2026
The weekslong cruise started in Argentina South Africa’s Department of Health said the ship had left Ushuaia in southern Argentina for a cruise that included visits to Antarctica, the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and other isolated islands in the South Atlantic.
—Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for visits
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Just as the Mayor himself has become a figure who transcends city politics, Richards sees the task ahead as one that will have wider implications.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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In addition to expanding the denim and T-shirt offerings, Sung sees opportunities to expand footwear and accessories.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
11 May 2026
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The sharp depletion will also mean the market stays vulnerable for longer to future disruptions even after the conflict ends.—
Grant Smith,
Fortune,
9 May 2026
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In many cases, scammers reach out but fail to succeed due to timing or suspicion, not because your data stays hidden.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2026
Verb
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Rooster star Steve Carell chats about his latest show at HBO's Rooster Emmy FYC Event on April 26 in Los Angeles.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
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Honey Cooper chats with Professor Nader Gergis before attending his class on Wednesday.—
Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Compare this ideology to Dylan’s track record for radical and often strange reinterpretations of his material, a live experience that still haunts McCartney to this day.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
14 May 2026
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One memory still haunts her most.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2026
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If Billy, who wears a turban and caftan in a few scenes, calls to mind Norma Desmond of Sunset Boulevard, Schoenbrun directly assures you that that is not an accident.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
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Stock Chart IconStock chart icon Ford, 5-day Options in Ford skewed heavily bullish, with more than five times as many calls trading as puts and more than twice as many calls bought as sold.—
Oliver Renick,
CNBC,
13 May 2026
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Clad in all black, James and the band cracked wise onstage with a brash, swashbuckling attitude, led constant clap-alongs, and took multiple sojourns into the crowd — and that was just during the first song.—
Daniel Kohn,
Rolling Stone,
17 Apr. 2026
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Gant and Ezeluomba’s show documented the vibrant cultural milieu that nurtured Lawrence’s Nigerian sojourns, particularly in the exhibitions, workshops, and publications of the multicity Mbari group.—
Michael Lobel,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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
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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
Verb
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Klaus talks to his sister in California on an elegant brass and Bakelite 1940s telephone (the props are divine throughout), complete with operator interruptions.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2026
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Our correspondent talks to him.—
Greg Dixon,
NPR,
14 May 2026
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“Visits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visits. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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