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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
Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 17 Feb. 2026
Jackson also visits South Africa speaking out against apartheid.
—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
The shocking moment comes toward the end of the film, when Nelly (Hong Chau) visits Heathcliff (Elordi) and his wife, Isabella (Oliver), at Wuthering Heights.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Feb. 2026
Kent State visits Bowling Green after Delrecco Gillespie scored 22 points in Kent State's 75-68 victory over the Ball State Cardinals.
—ABC News, 16 Feb. 2026
Bourne, who has a 22-year-old son who visits the area, said the tighter rules give him more peace of mind.
—Abby Dodge, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
In 2024, the port hosted fewer than 4,000 passengers from a half-dozen ships—a tiny fraction of the traffic that visits other Alaskan destinations such as Ketchikan.
—Fran Golden, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
Mallorca visits Barcelona hoping to take points on the road against one of La Liga’s top sides.
—Robbie Farias, Austin American Statesman, 7 Feb. 2026
Matt Sedensky, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2026
Those regular salon visits surely add up, so there's nothing like getting crafty to take some pressure off your wallet.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 16 Feb. 2026
In 2024, Miami temporarily closed four uninhabited picnic islands off the city because people on boats were leaving so much trash there during daytime visits.
—Douglas Hanks, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2026
Mysterious wave of bot traffic sweeps the web In recent weeks, websites large and small have seen dramatic spikes in visitors with IP addresses in Lanzhou, China — a manufacturing-heavy city that’s not known as a tech hub — with some of the visits routed through Singapore.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Not counting preventive care and three covered primary care doctor visits, that spending target must be met before a policy’s other coverage kicks in.
—Julie Appleby, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2026
After a few more visits to the Japanese steakhouse chain, Chapman grew bored of the Hibachi performance and focused on the teppanyaki chefs instead.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Feb. 2026
The one-time grant aims to offset losses from the federal government’s decision to block Medicaid reimbursements that previously covered more than 80% of clinic patient visits.
—Katie King, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
This Wednesday marks the official start of New York Fashion Week, a six-day lineup of fall/winter 2026 presentations, showroom visits, and after parties that stretch way past school night bed time.
—Minty Mellon, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2026
Verb
Jelly Roll, who himself spent time in a Nashville juvenile detention center as a youth before becoming an arena-headlining artist and multi-award winner, regularly visits jails and detention centers, speaking with inmates and delivering a message of hope and encouragement.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 17 Feb. 2026
Jackson also visits South Africa speaking out against apartheid.
—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
The shocking moment comes toward the end of the film, when Nelly (Hong Chau) visits Heathcliff (Elordi) and his wife, Isabella (Oliver), at Wuthering Heights.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Feb. 2026
Kent State visits Bowling Green after Delrecco Gillespie scored 22 points in Kent State's 75-68 victory over the Ball State Cardinals.
—ABC News, 16 Feb. 2026
Bourne, who has a 22-year-old son who visits the area, said the tighter rules give him more peace of mind.
—Abby Dodge, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
In 2024, the port hosted fewer than 4,000 passengers from a half-dozen ships—a tiny fraction of the traffic that visits other Alaskan destinations such as Ketchikan.
—Fran Golden, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
Mallorca visits Barcelona hoping to take points on the road against one of La Liga’s top sides.
—Robbie Farias, Austin American Statesman, 7 Feb. 2026
Noun
Years of steadily climbing coffee prices have some in this country of coffee lovers upending their habits by nixing café visits, switching to cheaper brews or foregoing it altogether.
—Matt Sedensky, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2026
Those regular salon visits surely add up, so there's nothing like getting crafty to take some pressure off your wallet.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 16 Feb. 2026
In 2024, Miami temporarily closed four uninhabited picnic islands off the city because people on boats were leaving so much trash there during daytime visits.
—Douglas Hanks, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2026
Mysterious wave of bot traffic sweeps the web In recent weeks, websites large and small have seen dramatic spikes in visitors with IP addresses in Lanzhou, China — a manufacturing-heavy city that’s not known as a tech hub — with some of the visits routed through Singapore.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Not counting preventive care and three covered primary care doctor visits, that spending target must be met before a policy’s other coverage kicks in.
—Julie Appleby, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2026
After a few more visits to the Japanese steakhouse chain, Chapman grew bored of the Hibachi performance and focused on the teppanyaki chefs instead.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Feb. 2026
The one-time grant aims to offset losses from the federal government’s decision to block Medicaid reimbursements that previously covered more than 80% of clinic patient visits.
—Katie King, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
This Wednesday marks the official start of New York Fashion Week, a six-day lineup of fall/winter 2026 presentations, showroom visits, and after parties that stretch way past school night bed time.
—Minty Mellon, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for visits
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Aïnouz sees this partnership as a win-win, as having stars attached to his films means more people will watch them.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
16 Feb. 2026
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India — the world’s most populous nation and one of the fastest-growing digital markets — sees the summit as an opportunity to project itself as a bridge between advanced economies and the Global South.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Feb. 2026
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When Tulah opens later this year, stays will cost up to $2,700 per person per night, inclusive of all treatments and meals.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
14 Feb. 2026
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Texans are best served when the GLO office stays focused on the work it is designed to do and carries out those duties transparently, effectively, and in the public interest.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 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
Verb
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Even Garcia, the man who called 911, said that night haunts him.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Feb. 2026
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The feud has stirred up a larger conversation on what exactly is worth protecting in Southern California, a region loaded with architectural marvels and Old Hollywood haunts swirling with celebrity legend and gossip.—
Jack Flemming,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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In a city, the first 100 meters (328 feet) of earth act as a thermal sponge, soaking up heat from human activity—what Philipp Blum, a professor of engineering geology at Germany’s Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, calls the subsurface urban heat island.—
Vanessa Bates Ramirez,
Scientific American,
18 Feb. 2026
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And although this recipe calls for the instant version of Cream of Wheat, using the regular will yield a pancake with a bit more of the very light crunch that won these beauts so many fans.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 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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Checked Out runs low-pressure but high-potential group sojourns at chichi hotels.—
CNT Editors,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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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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After her parents divorced, Shannon and her brother lived with their mother, while their father had weekend visitations.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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And no one talks much about that.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
4 Feb. 2026
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Kennedy, who is in long-term recovery from addiction to alcohol and heroin, talks frequently about his own struggles with substance use.—
Lev Facher,
STAT,
2 Feb. 2026
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