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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
Giles Harvey, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Four-fifths of the Celtics’ starting lineup could be unavailable when the team visits Charlotte on Sunday.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
On the way to London to work as a nanny for a family friend, visits Paris for the first time.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2026
In the meantime, Kay said David, who now resides in Los Angeles and visits New York frequently, has an open invitation to join him in the booth on Yankees broadcasts.
—Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 27 Mar. 2026
When someone visits Milwaukee, what are your go-to recommendations for things to do?
—Ashley Luthern, jsonline.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Trump frequently visits his Mar-a-Lago estate and was there as recently as Monday morning.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
No one ever visits Owens Lake; though you’re surrounded by concrete berms and metal piping, the setting is remote and still.
—Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026
Harrison Ford’s Fort Worth connection Ford visits Fort Worth regularly to update his helicopter pilot training at Bell Helicopter.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Mar. 2026
Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 31 Mar. 2026
For an additional charge, catamaran rentals, scuba diving, and visits to deserted islands can be arranged.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
There are decadent buffets with carved ham, seafood and tables piled with treats, plus plenty of spots offering family fun with visits from the Easter Bunny or egg hunts.
—Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
For husky owners, the incident served as a reminder that, while the breed is beloved for its personality, those operatic howls can sometimes cause real-world misunderstandings—even police visits.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 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, 30 Mar. 2026
Here’s my Monday piece on two defensive players who have summoned to team headquarters for pre-draft visits.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
The National Park Service reported 323 million recreation visits in calendar year 2025, and families are a huge part of that.
—Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 30 Mar. 2026
During the previous visits, lawmakers raised concerns about crowded holding rooms, conditions for detainees and a lack of access to legal resources.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
Verb
Later in the book, after Thomas has died, the narrator visits Max at his home in California, where another hypnotic two-hander unfolds.
—Giles Harvey, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Four-fifths of the Celtics’ starting lineup could be unavailable when the team visits Charlotte on Sunday.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
On the way to London to work as a nanny for a family friend, visits Paris for the first time.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2026
In the meantime, Kay said David, who now resides in Los Angeles and visits New York frequently, has an open invitation to join him in the booth on Yankees broadcasts.
—Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 27 Mar. 2026
When someone visits Milwaukee, what are your go-to recommendations for things to do?
—Ashley Luthern, jsonline.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Trump frequently visits his Mar-a-Lago estate and was there as recently as Monday morning.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
No one ever visits Owens Lake; though you’re surrounded by concrete berms and metal piping, the setting is remote and still.
—Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026
Harrison Ford’s Fort Worth connection Ford visits Fort Worth regularly to update his helicopter pilot training at Bell Helicopter.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Mar. 2026
Noun
Staffers showed up to providers for in-person visits, sometimes checking more than once, and found no child care taking place, which led to immediate termination from the program.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 31 Mar. 2026
For an additional charge, catamaran rentals, scuba diving, and visits to deserted islands can be arranged.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
There are decadent buffets with carved ham, seafood and tables piled with treats, plus plenty of spots offering family fun with visits from the Easter Bunny or egg hunts.
—Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
For husky owners, the incident served as a reminder that, while the breed is beloved for its personality, those operatic howls can sometimes cause real-world misunderstandings—even police visits.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 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, 30 Mar. 2026
Here’s my Monday piece on two defensive players who have summoned to team headquarters for pre-draft visits.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
The National Park Service reported 323 million recreation visits in calendar year 2025, and families are a huge part of that.
—Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 30 Mar. 2026
During the previous visits, lawmakers raised concerns about crowded holding rooms, conditions for detainees and a lack of access to legal resources.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for visits
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Many employers are increasingly relying on rolling or phased layoffs, meaning the public often sees announcements weeks or months before job losses actually begin.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Canales, in particular, sees the upside in the addition, not only for Carolina, but Pickett as well.—
Mike Kaye
March 31,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In larger groups especially, that voice often stays quiet.—
Jane Sadowsky,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
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Its FlowState Stabilization and 360-degree Horizon Lock ensure your footage stays level and buttery-smooth without a gimbal, while the Invisible Selfie Stick effect enables impossible third-person views.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
27 Mar. 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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That young and vulnerable Emma, played by a compelling Jordyn Curet, haunts the film in flashbacks and hallucinations.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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The 1991 movie stars Nick Nolte as Sam Bowden, the one-time public defender who Cady haunts, blaming his long prison incarceration for rape on purposefully faulty defense tactics.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Although embedded in spectacle culture, these events occasionally presented the possibility of truly poetic clashes between languages and artistic traditions—what Glissant calls an éclat, collisions that create sparks of novelty.—
Daniel Birnbaum,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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The plan also calls for $31 million in additional spending for public education that would block cuts to magnet schools that could have led to tuition increases for the sending towns and potential cuts in health care for students in private schools.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Tilford advises making wildflower sojourns as soon as sightings come in.—
Jessie Schiewe,
Los Angeles Times,
17 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
Noun
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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
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That’s down by nearly 600,000 visitations from 2024.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Karim just talks to the camera about elephants in a conversational tone.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
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Karim simply talks to his camera in a conversational tone about the elephants at the San Diego Zoo.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
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