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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
Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 2 Mar. 2026
Find the right balance between peace of mind, privacy, and efficiency when a cleaning crew visits your home.
—Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 2 Mar. 2026
Wolfsburg, which hasn’t won its last six games, visits Stuttgart on Sunday.
—ABC News, 28 Feb. 2026
After sweeping España and taking an emotional victory over defending MLS Cup champion Inter Miami in front of 75,000 fans at the Coliseum, LAFC visits Houston for a league match on Saturday having outscored the opposition 10-1.
—Josh Gross, Daily News, 25 Feb. 2026
There’s a great anecdote when Paul visits Nashville in the summer of 1974 and tells guitarist Jerry Reed that Wings are going back out on the road.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 24 Feb. 2026
My doctor is recommending that anyone who visits the baby in the first three months be up to date on vaccines (Tdap, flu, COVID and, for age 60-plus, RSV).
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2026
Jackson visits Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in the Middle East.
—Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Shooting witness visits memorial On Monday, Raymond Banks walked up to a makeshift memorial in front of the nightclub in Kansas City’s Westside.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 17 Feb. 2026
Arkansas Online, 3 Mar. 2026
At luxury gym Life Time, members are shelling out for higher dues and add-on experiences such as personal training and spa visits.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
This would be Whitson’s second trip on an Axiom mission to the ISS, and part of NASA’s requirement that former NASA astronaut command commercial mission visits to the ISS.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2026
Rady reports that there have been 46 gender care visits in Orange County.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, Derek’s mother-in-law visits, and Paul ponders his legacy.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 1 Mar. 2026
Shortly after moving in, their 3-year-old daughter began having asthma-like attacks at home that often led to emergency room visits.
—Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 1 Mar. 2026
In all, representatives from 144 distinct countries have visited China since 2017 — France tops the list with 13 visits from various senior officials.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 24 Feb. 2026
This would apply even during circumstances where such visits would be restricted by emergency orders.
—Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 23 Feb. 2026
Verb
Freedom Tour city visits below.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 2 Mar. 2026
Find the right balance between peace of mind, privacy, and efficiency when a cleaning crew visits your home.
—Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 2 Mar. 2026
Wolfsburg, which hasn’t won its last six games, visits Stuttgart on Sunday.
—ABC News, 28 Feb. 2026
After sweeping España and taking an emotional victory over defending MLS Cup champion Inter Miami in front of 75,000 fans at the Coliseum, LAFC visits Houston for a league match on Saturday having outscored the opposition 10-1.
—Josh Gross, Daily News, 25 Feb. 2026
There’s a great anecdote when Paul visits Nashville in the summer of 1974 and tells guitarist Jerry Reed that Wings are going back out on the road.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 24 Feb. 2026
My doctor is recommending that anyone who visits the baby in the first three months be up to date on vaccines (Tdap, flu, COVID and, for age 60-plus, RSV).
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2026
Jackson visits Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in the Middle East.
—Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Shooting witness visits memorial On Monday, Raymond Banks walked up to a makeshift memorial in front of the nightclub in Kansas City’s Westside.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 17 Feb. 2026
Noun
Local schools have already booked visits for more than 5,000 students.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Mar. 2026
At luxury gym Life Time, members are shelling out for higher dues and add-on experiences such as personal training and spa visits.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
This would be Whitson’s second trip on an Axiom mission to the ISS, and part of NASA’s requirement that former NASA astronaut command commercial mission visits to the ISS.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2026
Rady reports that there have been 46 gender care visits in Orange County.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, Derek’s mother-in-law visits, and Paul ponders his legacy.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 1 Mar. 2026
Shortly after moving in, their 3-year-old daughter began having asthma-like attacks at home that often led to emergency room visits.
—Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 1 Mar. 2026
In all, representatives from 144 distinct countries have visited China since 2017 — France tops the list with 13 visits from various senior officials.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 24 Feb. 2026
This would apply even during circumstances where such visits would be restricted by emergency orders.
—Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 23 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for visits
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The women’s proposition sees quarter-zips (a key trend of the season, popularized by Matthieu Blazy’s Chanel runway), polo tops, tees and shirts of many kinds, colors and finishes–short- and long-sleeve–with generous use of checks and stripes.—
Alice Cary,
Vogue,
3 Mar. 2026
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The ability for chatbots to ask follow-up questions and elicit key details from users is one area where Wachter sees room for improvement.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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And as a result, the show — accompanied by some quite instructive poster art — stays true to the book’s lusty approach to ethically ambiguous relationships in academia.—
Elaina Patton,
IndieWire,
6 Mar. 2026
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As a result, the energy of the thunder stays concentrated near the surface, aka trapped near the ground.—
Grant Gilmore,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Jarrett frequently appears in her videos, including sit-down Q&A chats the couple films together.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
25 Jan. 2026
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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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Her absence haunts the episode, which is built around a protest against the building of a mine that could further pollute the land.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Mar. 2026
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Though there are apps that are geared toward mental health, these tools often don’t acknowledge the uncertainty that haunts people’s lives.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
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The Dow Jones consensus calls for 215,000 initial unemployment claims.—
Jason Gewirtz,
CNBC,
5 Mar. 2026
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The project’s ultimate blueprint calls for a massive, kilometer-wide circular power station in geostationary orbit, 36,000 kilometers (22,370 miles) above Earth.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Mar. 2026
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One of her favorite things to do during these sleep sojourns is pose personal, even existential questions — probing the mysterious terrain of her own subconscious mind.—
Carolyn Y. Johnson,
Washington Post,
17 Feb. 2026
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This two-part investigation begins with Harrison’s early days in Liverpool through his Fab Four years, including sojourns to India that radically changed the aims (and style) of the counterculture in Europe and North America.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Feb. 2026
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Let the mind be, along with countless other things, a landing strip for sacred visitations.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Mar. 2026
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After these and many similar incidents, the social workers filed a petition to reduce the frequency of visitations.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Angelina is another person who talks a lot.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Mar. 2026
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In this episode, Mitzi talks to Bret Anthony Johnston about his new story collection, Encounters with Unexpected Animals.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Mar. 2026
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