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present tense third-person singular of visit
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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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noun

plural of visit
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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
Verb
Whether someone attends an event, visits the gallery, or donates to a charity, Joan emphasizes the importance of staying in touch. William Jones, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025 Eddy Chen/Prime Taylor visits Belly in Paris for New Year’s Eve. Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025 The group later visits Sofia at her and Nicky's home to learn more about their relationship and their ties to the mob. Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025 Anyone who visits should be prepared to be fully self-reliant, with extra food, water, and any necessary medications. Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025 Prince Harry visits the Community Recording Studios in Nottingham, England, on September 9. Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025 Leaving the three representatives, Quent, and even Demerzel absolutely shaken to their core, Dusk visits the hall of holographic busts of Cleons’ past. Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025 From then on, when someone visits the site, the server uses its key pair and its digital certificate with the TLS protocol to authenticate itself and to establish a secure communication channel with the other connecting party. Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 4 Sep. 2025 At the behest of her beloved Grandmama, Wednesday visits Rosaline’s grave in the hopes of restoring her psychic sight and tracking down Tyler’s monstrosity of a family. Andy Swift, TVLine, 3 Sep. 2025
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Ceraso said that during recent visits to both New Jersey and Virginia, not a single person brought up Harris. Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2025 Over the years, my visits have often been tied to fashion events, but my most recent trip centered on a different type of design - interior design. Erica Wertheim Zohar, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025 Patients have unprecedented access to their medical records, often through online patient portals such as MyChart, because federal law requires health organizations to immediately release electronic health information, such as notes on doctor visits and test results. Kate Ruder, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025 There is a short section on school visits in San Juan Unified’s Board of Education Governance Handbook. Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025 That could leave patients paying more for doctor visits and dealing with prescription coverage changes. Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025 The network had 136 million monthly visits on average, The Athletic reported. Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 4 Sep. 2025 There were 27 cruise ship visits to Milwaukee ports in 2024, totaling more than 13,500 passengers, according to an annual report from Port Milwaukee. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for visits
Verb
  • Carlota sees Cherry hiding it, and puts it back in Laura’s room.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Designers explored the full spectrum for spring 2025, and this fall sees the check revival continue its reign.
    Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2025
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  • Guests booking stays between September 12 and December 25, 2025, can selecg the Experience More package, receiving a resort credit of up to USD $800 on dining, wellness, and curated in-residence experiences.
    Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Rice starch still sops up oil and beefs up strands, but with an even airier spray that stays invisible and smells softly fruity and floral.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
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  • One of the three new global ambassadors for BOSS Bottled Beyond, Maluma chats behind-the-scenes of shooting the new campaign with Bradley Cooper and Vinicius Júnior.
    Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Below, Dev Hynes chats with Billboard about how his new Blood Orange record came together, and how aging and nostalgia inspired his rawest album yet.
    Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Verb
  • Luck isn’t one of the central characters of the book, but his story haunts it.
    Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The experience haunts Ortegas through the season, affecting her morale and pushing her even into outright insubordination.
    Adam B. Vary, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
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  • But the city has also faced a recent string of controversies under her leadership and calls for greater transparency.
    Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Coel, the boundary-pushing revelation from I May Destroy You, is a perfect foil, hiding Lori’s feelings behind her deadpan delivery, unblinking sphinx-like stare and wary body language but poised to shoot barbs when the moment calls for them.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Eventually, despite Shakespeare’s long sojourns to London to establish his career — the play’s the thing!
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
  • As mid-term sojourns become more common, adapting housing is less about accommodating a trend and more about modernising systems to match how people now live and work.
    Angelica Krystle Donati, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • 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
Verb
  • That’s the at-bat teammates and coaches gush about, though, the one Noel makes sure gets mentioned when anyone talks to him about his epic blast.
    Zack Meisel, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Devin Harris talks Nowitzki on Amazon Prime Nowitzki is preparing to join Amazon Prime’s new NBA studio show, which will include Taylor Rooks and Steve Nash, among others.
    Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Sep. 2025

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