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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
Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Host Rachel Holt visits her Fort Point studio in Boston to explore her collection and discover what sets her work apart.
—Rachel Holt, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
Every time the president visits, the cameras follow.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2026
Barry Bostwick visits friend and former Spin City co-star, Richard Kind ,who is starting in The Producers on the West End in London.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 18 Apr. 2026
Conservative party leader Kemi Badenoch visits the Well-Safe Protector Oil Rig at Aberdeen's South Harbour, on March 30, 2026 in Aberdeen, Scotland.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
Decades into the future, a team of scientists visits in order to evaluate their progress.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
Freiburg goes to Celta Vigo with a 3-0 lead from the first leg of their Europa League quarterfinal, while Mainz visits Racing Strasbourg with a 2-0 advantage in the Conference League quarterfinals.
—ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
Jones will call his final game for ESPN on Sunday when the Orlando Magic visits the Boston Celtics.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2026
Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
The trip itself had been a group effort, with Cardamon and the other women organizing nearly every detail, from museum visits to restaurant reservations.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
The culture also requires factory visits and collaborative product development that goes beyond a typical transactional business relationship.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 20 Apr. 2026
While his family visits often, Knightsbridge helps manage things in their absence, coordinating Christmas gifts for his tennis friends, stocking the house with groceries, and arranging leisure activities through Europe.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 19 Apr. 2026
The legislative auditor raised additional concerns about oversight, missing progress reports, site visits that may never have been conducted and, in some cases, payments that were made to providers before their grant agreement was even finalized.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 19 Apr. 2026
Their top-30 visits, where NFL clubs host prospects at their facilities to gather further intel, are often smokescreens.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
On some of my visits, Marsha dozes most of the time.
—Marc Silver, NPR, 19 Apr. 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, 19 Apr. 2026
Verb
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 her Fort Point studio in Boston to explore her collection and discover what sets her work apart.
—Rachel Holt, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
Every time the president visits, the cameras follow.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2026
Barry Bostwick visits friend and former Spin City co-star, Richard Kind ,who is starting in The Producers on the West End in London.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 18 Apr. 2026
Conservative party leader Kemi Badenoch visits the Well-Safe Protector Oil Rig at Aberdeen's South Harbour, on March 30, 2026 in Aberdeen, Scotland.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
Decades into the future, a team of scientists visits in order to evaluate their progress.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
Freiburg goes to Celta Vigo with a 3-0 lead from the first leg of their Europa League quarterfinal, while Mainz visits Racing Strasbourg with a 2-0 advantage in the Conference League quarterfinals.
—ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
Jones will call his final game for ESPN on Sunday when the Orlando Magic visits the Boston Celtics.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2026
Noun
The Dolphins assuredly are considering many other offensive linemen who did not take 30 visits to team headquarters or visited without their names leaking.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
The trip itself had been a group effort, with Cardamon and the other women organizing nearly every detail, from museum visits to restaurant reservations.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
The culture also requires factory visits and collaborative product development that goes beyond a typical transactional business relationship.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 20 Apr. 2026
While his family visits often, Knightsbridge helps manage things in their absence, coordinating Christmas gifts for his tennis friends, stocking the house with groceries, and arranging leisure activities through Europe.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 19 Apr. 2026
The legislative auditor raised additional concerns about oversight, missing progress reports, site visits that may never have been conducted and, in some cases, payments that were made to providers before their grant agreement was even finalized.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 19 Apr. 2026
Their top-30 visits, where NFL clubs host prospects at their facilities to gather further intel, are often smokescreens.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
On some of my visits, Marsha dozes most of the time.
—Marc Silver, NPR, 19 Apr. 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, 19 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for visits
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Apple sees its second leadership change since Steve Jobs, with CEO Tim Cook set to be succeeded by John Ternus to lead the world’s second most valuable company.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2026
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Practical Magic 2 sees the lives of sisters Sally Owens (Bullock) and Gillian Owens (Kidman) shaken up when a mysterious figure (Lee Pace) arrives in their quaint New England town with a new quest for them.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Both career-wise, and as a group that stays together and whose members love one another?—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
16 Apr. 2026
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For her clients seeking to go beyond the Greek islands, Evyssa Vacations’ Dali organizes exclusive truffle hunting outings in Metsovo, home to the Vlach shepherd community; stays atop a private mountain at the Grand Forest Metsovo; and visits to Meteora monasteries in the nearby Thessaly.—
Yulia Denisyuk,
Robb Report,
16 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
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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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The problem of the electroweak horizon haunts the standard model of cosmology and beckons us to ask how deep a rethink the model may need.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
23 Apr. 2026
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That’s the dilemma that haunts ServiceNow CEO Bill McDermott, with stock market investors continuing to punish the stock despite the company posting solid financial results.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The country has seen fuel prices increase by a fifth, a ban on driving one weekday in five for individuals, and calls to reduce shower times and to charge electric cars and phones only in the daytime.—
Will Barker,
TheWeek,
22 Apr. 2026
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Fern calls this specialized autonomy.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
22 Apr. 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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There's a reduction in visitations to a school counselor for psychological issues.—
Sooji Nam,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Jean Fisher, an administrator in DHW’s Division of Youth Safety and Permanancy, answered questions lawmakers had about the possibility of courts overstepping in cases of terminating visitations.—
Shannon Tyler
March 27,
Idaho Statesman,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Iran’s president said the US blockade on Iranian ports remains a major obstacle to talks.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2026
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Indeed, as advertised, Raye talks to the audience so much — and is so warm and hilarious — that her banter is a show in itself.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Visits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visits. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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