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present tense third-person singular of visit
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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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noun

plural of visit
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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
Verb
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 Also, Southern California visits Nebraska with both sides holding on for dear life. Jordan Mendoza, USA Today, 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 Anyone who visits the charming coastal village of Summerland should set aside some time to browse through Sacred Space, where private sound baths and a selection of spiritual goods await. AFAR Media, 25 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, law firms including Morgan Lewis and Holland & Knight have urged clients to conduct internal audits and prepare for site visits and document requests. Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025 Countries with higher per-person health spending — what a person spends on doctor visits and prescription medications, for example — generally exceeded the happiness threshold. Lindsey Leake, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025 The company also paid for the auditor’s hotels and restaurant visits during these trips, authorities said. Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025 Sometimes caseworkers canceled visits after Rochelle had cleared her schedule. Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025 Universal fans held off visits to Universal Studios Florida and Islands of Adventure in anticipation of the grand opening of the new Epic Universe this summer that has boosted attendance across the Orlando theme park resort, according to data from a new report. Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025 Just as the group’s base as increased to more than 100 people, its gatherings have evolved too beyond BTS visits to the Met. Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2025 Throw in an attempt to help part of Illinois secede and join the Hoosier state and visits from everyone from Tucker Carlson to JD Vance, and 2025 has shaped up to be quite a barn burner. Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 24 Oct. 2025 During those visits, Ray and Alex took an interest in dance — getting up onstage with the park’s performers and talking with them after the shows. Shannon Pettypiece, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for visits
Verb
  • During Partition, Hamida sees Ram Chand leaving for India.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025
  • As the global luxury market tilts toward experience, identity, and geographic diversification, Chaar sees the Gulf as its next epicenter.
    Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
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  • Luca stays present in the moment.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Chesney stays grounded, grateful and faithful, in pursuit of the simple joys in life, living largely by the mantra of his memoir, .
    Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
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  • Brie Larson chats about her new cookbook with Courtney McBroom Party People at Better Homes & Garden's Red Plaid Café in New York City.
    Lex Goldstein, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
  • One of the three new global ambassadors for BOSS Bottled Beyond, Maluma chats behind-the-scenes of shooting the new campaign with Bradley Cooper and Vinicius Júnior.
    Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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  • Peete ‘forever changed my life’ That question haunts Peete’s progeny.
    Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Related Stories The film explores how colonial-era conflicts resurface through supernatural events, with spirits returning and black magic stirring as the legacy of empire haunts the land and its inhabitants in Bujang Valley.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
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  • Still in its early stages, Montgomery Steppe’s proposal calls for free medical care, including prescription drugs, to be provided to people who lose Medi-Cal benefits or face ineligibility under new rules for Medicaid.
    Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Trump calls Mamdani a communist and said the federal government can’t afford to throw good money after bad if he is elected.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Eventually, despite Shakespeare’s long sojourns to London to establish his career — the play’s the thing!
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
  • As mid-term sojourns become more common, adapting housing is less about accommodating a trend and more about modernising systems to match how people now live and work.
    Angelica Krystle Donati, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • When his body was destroyed, as per the folkloric procedure, the vampiric visitations stopped.
    Robert Eggers, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Benavidez talks with the women who have more recently shared their stories.
    Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Up to now, talks with the Taliban about the TTP have yielded little for Pakistan, analysts say.
    NPR, NPR, 31 Oct. 2025

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“Visits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visits. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.

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