1
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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2
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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3
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
Jordan Mendoza, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Ohio State visits Purdue next week.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
If a trick-or-treater holding a blue bucket visits your home this Halloween, the NAA recommends responding with understanding and kindness.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
At the end, Lydie visits Agnes with the manifestation of the news Agnes received at the beginning of the film— the baby is finally here.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
Suddenly, the specialist visits for Cora were out-of-network.
—Bram Sable-Smith, NPR, 27 Oct. 2025
Washington visits Arrowhead Stadium with Marcus Mariota set to start in place of 2024 Offensive Rookie of the Year Jayden Daniels for the third time this season.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
This week, Chicago visits the Baltimore Ravens, who entered the season with Super Bowl aspirations but instead are 1-5 because of injuries and a putrid defense.
—Mike Jones, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Days full of anguish Thousands of miles away from the ICE detention facility in Michigan, Aurelquis Gómez visits her nephew Noah often.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Luca Evans, Denver Post, 10 Jan. 2026
During follow-up visits, their dietary patterns were reassessed.
—Julia Ries Wexler, Health, 9 Jan. 2026
Their days are filled with doctor’s visits and pill bottles, aches and pains.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
Primary care doctors often describe days packed with complex patient visits, followed by evenings spent updating medical records and responding to patient messages.
—Martha Bebinger, NPR, 9 Jan. 2026
For lower-income families, who often face even shorter appointments and have fewer options for follow-up visits, that limitation can get magnified.
—Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2026
Flu cases have climbed nationwide in recent weeks, with doctor visits for flu-like symptoms hitting the highest level in 30 years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
More than 18% of visits to the doctor for children under 4 years old were related to flu, which is the highest level since at least 2016, the CDC noted.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2026
Notably, the high cost of healthcare remains a barrier for many, as the number of adults who forgo medical visits due to cost concerns rose by 8%.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
That will be put to the test in the Big 12 when Brigham Young visits Texas Tech.
—Jordan Mendoza, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Ohio State visits Purdue next week.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
If a trick-or-treater holding a blue bucket visits your home this Halloween, the NAA recommends responding with understanding and kindness.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
At the end, Lydie visits Agnes with the manifestation of the news Agnes received at the beginning of the film— the baby is finally here.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
Suddenly, the specialist visits for Cora were out-of-network.
—Bram Sable-Smith, NPR, 27 Oct. 2025
Washington visits Arrowhead Stadium with Marcus Mariota set to start in place of 2024 Offensive Rookie of the Year Jayden Daniels for the third time this season.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
This week, Chicago visits the Baltimore Ravens, who entered the season with Super Bowl aspirations but instead are 1-5 because of injuries and a putrid defense.
—Mike Jones, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Days full of anguish Thousands of miles away from the ICE detention facility in Michigan, Aurelquis Gómez visits her nephew Noah often.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
The prevalence of Zoom interviews has transformed eight-hour visits into three-hour calls.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 10 Jan. 2026
During follow-up visits, their dietary patterns were reassessed.
—Julia Ries Wexler, Health, 9 Jan. 2026
Their days are filled with doctor’s visits and pill bottles, aches and pains.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
Primary care doctors often describe days packed with complex patient visits, followed by evenings spent updating medical records and responding to patient messages.
—Martha Bebinger, NPR, 9 Jan. 2026
For lower-income families, who often face even shorter appointments and have fewer options for follow-up visits, that limitation can get magnified.
—Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2026
Flu cases have climbed nationwide in recent weeks, with doctor visits for flu-like symptoms hitting the highest level in 30 years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
More than 18% of visits to the doctor for children under 4 years old were related to flu, which is the highest level since at least 2016, the CDC noted.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2026
Notably, the high cost of healthcare remains a barrier for many, as the number of adults who forgo medical visits due to cost concerns rose by 8%.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for visits
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Every time a customer pays with a credit card, 2 to 4 percent of that sale is siphoned off before a business ever sees the money.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Jan. 2026
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Qu said the company sees it as a hobby-grade product aimed at users who want a closer approximation of real piloting.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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Although indoor poinsettia usually stays relatively compact, outdoor plants can grow over 10 feet tall.—
Lauren Landers,
The Spruce,
7 Jan. 2026
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Instead, water them once a week, making sure the soil stays moist but never wet.—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Host Mary Louise Kelly chats with national security correspondent Greg Myre and books and culture reporter Andrew Limbong about some of their favorite books and authors in the world of espionage fiction.—
December 29,
NPR,
29 Dec. 2025
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Jason Bateman chats with David Letterman at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles for a new episode of My Next Guest Needs No Introduction.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
21 Dec. 2025
Verb
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After turning Balthazar and Minetta Tavern into legendary New York haunts the pair went out on their own and opened hit restaurants up and down Manhattan together.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
5 Nov. 2025
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Thia was sent to this dread planet by the Weyland-Yutani corporation, the famously evil entity that haunts most of the Alien movies.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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HotHands Hand Warmers 40-pack Even if the forecast calls for a warm day, the crisp and cool afternoon can require some extra tools to stay warm.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Jan. 2026
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The current design of the contemporary-looking restaurant calls for a large, 42-seat indoor bar that opens out onto the patio, and a smaller outdoor bar that can seat 15.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Those logs showed that Clinton and his entourage had taken four international sojourns in 2002 and 2003 on the financier's Boeing 727 to locations including Bangkok, Brunei, Rwanda, Russia, China and elsewhere.—
Oren Oppenheim,
ABC News,
23 Dec. 2025
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The pair live together with Peck’s partner in Los Angeles, though Peck is quick to point out that Queenie tends to accompany him in his sojourns out of the Golden State.—
Stephen Daw,
Billboard,
18 Nov. 2025
Noun
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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
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When his body was destroyed, as per the folkloric procedure, the vampiric visitations stopped.—
Robert Eggers,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Tommy is ready to go to war, but Mireya talks her way free before Tommy arrives.—
Derek Lawrence,
Vulture,
8 Nov. 2025
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Mark walks differently than you, talks different than you, fights differently than you.—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Visits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visits. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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