as in visit
a coming to see another briefly for social or business reasons
the pastor and curate could hardly express how honored they were to receive this visitation from the bishop
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Because most of the island is covered in a huge ice sheet, only the coastal areas are open to normal visitation.
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Joe Yogerst, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
With restrictions on travel and hospital visitations, final reconciliations with family that may have happened in other years simply didn’t, said the Rev. Chris Ponnet, a Catholic priest and director of spiritual care at Los Angeles General Medical Center.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
Butler was allowed supervised visitation with her children every Saturday and was likely to be granted unsupervised visitation during an upcoming hearing, per court documents.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 22 Nov. 2024
Pete Rose's visitation at Great American Ball Park saw high attendance Sunday.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 12 Nov. 2024
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Joe Yogerst, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
With restrictions on travel and hospital visitations, final reconciliations with family that may have happened in other years simply didn’t, said the Rev. Chris Ponnet, a Catholic priest and director of spiritual care at Los Angeles General Medical Center.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
Butler was allowed supervised visitation with her children every Saturday and was likely to be granted unsupervised visitation during an upcoming hearing, per court documents.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 22 Nov. 2024
Pete Rose's visitation at Great American Ball Park saw high attendance Sunday.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 12 Nov. 2024
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“Visitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visitation. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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