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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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
Luzdelia Caballero,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
Iran’s president visits Pakistan to coordinate mediation on sanctions relief, nuclear limits and rebuilding, even as disputes flare over control of Strait of Hormuz shipping lanes and how Iran can spend unfrozen assets.
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Munir Ahmed,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
Now, Corenswet is stepping back into his suit for Supergirl, which follows Alcock's appearance at the end of Superman, where she is introduced as Clark Kent's cousin who drunkenly visits his Fortress of Solitude and picks up Krypto, who is revealed as her pet.
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Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
According to my Master Pickleball Schedule, the PPA Asia tour heads to Japan the first week of July for the 2026 Sansan Tokyo Open, while the APP visits Japan the next week for the 2026 APP Japan - Kinto Nagoya City Open.
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Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
The instinctive Moon visits your 2nd House of Resources, quincunxing ambitious Saturn in your 9th House of Travel, so spending choices and big plans may contradict.
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Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
20 June 2026
In the scene, Clinton visits Matty Bennett (Scott Grimes), who works at the local Dunkin’ Donuts.
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Michael Schneider,
Variety,
16 June 2026
Czechia national team visits Fort Worth Stockyards The Czechia team got a taste of a little bit of everything the Stockyards has to offer.
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Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 June 2026
Monitoring is helpful when a daughter goes out on a first date or a child visits somewhere new, according to Alaimo.
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Avni Trivedi,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
Curated by Our Editors Assuming NASA can pull off the necessary technological advances to get SkyFall flying on the Red Planet, the helicopters will likely deliver new discoveries about Mars and may even inform future human visits.
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Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
22 June 2026
After Aaresh was denied entry to the clubhouse, the family began to limit their visits.
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Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
Because healthy digital discourse now apparently requires knock-and-explain visits.
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Rachel Marsden,
Hartford Courant,
21 June 2026
For Pontes, who spends his professional life treating breast cancer patients, the visits have offered a different vantage point on the practice of medicine.
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Mill Etienne,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
In fact, e-bike and scooter crashes are now one of the leading causes of emergency room visits, including two people dying in late May in a collision on the Queensboro Bridge.
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Bradley Tusk,
New York Daily News,
20 June 2026
Beginning in spring 2027, the ship will travel to Scandinavia and Northern Europe, including some visits to Iceland.
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Susan B. Barnes,
Travel + Leisure,
20 June 2026
But infectious diseases can spread in a crowd, and experts are scrutinizing wastewater, hospital visits, even social media for any signs that an outbreak might be brewing.
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Lauran Neergaard,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
Verb
Aracely Duarte Perez visits her father at the Imperial Beach, US-Mexico border.
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Luzdelia Caballero,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
Iran’s president visits Pakistan to coordinate mediation on sanctions relief, nuclear limits and rebuilding, even as disputes flare over control of Strait of Hormuz shipping lanes and how Iran can spend unfrozen assets.
—
Munir Ahmed,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
Now, Corenswet is stepping back into his suit for Supergirl, which follows Alcock's appearance at the end of Superman, where she is introduced as Clark Kent's cousin who drunkenly visits his Fortress of Solitude and picks up Krypto, who is revealed as her pet.
—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
According to my Master Pickleball Schedule, the PPA Asia tour heads to Japan the first week of July for the 2026 Sansan Tokyo Open, while the APP visits Japan the next week for the 2026 APP Japan - Kinto Nagoya City Open.
—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
The instinctive Moon visits your 2nd House of Resources, quincunxing ambitious Saturn in your 9th House of Travel, so spending choices and big plans may contradict.
—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
20 June 2026
In the scene, Clinton visits Matty Bennett (Scott Grimes), who works at the local Dunkin’ Donuts.
—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
16 June 2026
Czechia national team visits Fort Worth Stockyards The Czechia team got a taste of a little bit of everything the Stockyards has to offer.
—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 June 2026
Monitoring is helpful when a daughter goes out on a first date or a child visits somewhere new, according to Alaimo.
—
Avni Trivedi,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
Noun
Since King Charles' accession to the British throne in 2022, Prince William and Kate Middleton have routinely been the first royals to greet visiting dignitaries for state visits.
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Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
Curated by Our Editors Assuming NASA can pull off the necessary technological advances to get SkyFall flying on the Red Planet, the helicopters will likely deliver new discoveries about Mars and may even inform future human visits.
—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
22 June 2026
After Aaresh was denied entry to the clubhouse, the family began to limit their visits.
—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
Because healthy digital discourse now apparently requires knock-and-explain visits.
—
Rachel Marsden,
Hartford Courant,
21 June 2026
For Pontes, who spends his professional life treating breast cancer patients, the visits have offered a different vantage point on the practice of medicine.
—
Mill Etienne,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
In fact, e-bike and scooter crashes are now one of the leading causes of emergency room visits, including two people dying in late May in a collision on the Queensboro Bridge.
—
Bradley Tusk,
New York Daily News,
20 June 2026
Beginning in spring 2027, the ship will travel to Scandinavia and Northern Europe, including some visits to Iceland.
—
Susan B. Barnes,
Travel + Leisure,
20 June 2026
But infectious diseases can spread in a crowd, and experts are scrutinizing wastewater, hospital visits, even social media for any signs that an outbreak might be brewing.
—
Lauran Neergaard,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for visits
Verb
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As Droga sees it, the advertising industry is very much in the throes of a profound technological shift.
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On average, the region sees its first 100-degree day on July 1.
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The posh pup has a home in the lobby and outside the front entrance, and sits (and stays) at the ready for belly rubs.
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Any python-nabbing excursion requires adequate prep work to ensure everyone stays safe—and actually hunts the proper animals.
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While Yahia chats with The Star, his daughter, Hannah, takes a tray of baklava out of the oven.
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Inside the motel, Paula chats with Sky.
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Tawanda Davis moved from her home on Bristol Street in March, but the explosion still haunts her.
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Eventually, Armand killed Nicky while Lestat watched, an act of violence that still haunts Lestat to this day.
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Part of the Splash Jelly Drop collection, Tory Burch’s Mini Romy reworks one of the brand’s signature shapes into a bright aquatic blue that immediately calls to mind swimming pools and cloudless skies.
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If a street preacher shouts their sermon into a bullhorn on a public street, and a nearby business owner calls the police, who is in the right?
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As shoppers gear up for their European summer sojourns, brands are beating the tourist rush and setting up shop across the continent with temporary seasonal stores, beach club pop-ups and limited-time activations to capture the attention and dollars of the high-spending set.
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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.
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The aliens’ ability to take on the forms of stags, foxes and cardinals is also in line with what experiencers have reported about their visitations.
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In the new film, a shadowy government organization, not a handful of ethically minded scientists, tries to hide the existence and terrestrial visitations of aliens.
Verb
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Instead, the guy talks to dead barkeeps and wields an ax more than his typewriter.
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Albert Saijo, second semester editor of Echoes, Heart Mountain high school publication, talks things over with Hisako Takehara and Alice Tanouye, first semester co-editors.
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