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as in to see
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 to stay
to reside as a temporary guest
an old friend who comes to visit for a month every summer
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as in to chat
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 to haunt
to go to or spend time in often
visit Ireland for a few weeks every year
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as in to call
to make a brief visit
stopped to visit with my father on the way out of town
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as in visitation
a coming to see another briefly for social or business reasons
came by for a quick visit
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Recent Examples of visit
Matthew Scogin, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Her mother told her the raptors could be the spirit of her deceased father visiting her.
—Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 20 Dec. 2024
Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
For more information about the Big Damn Music Jam, visit bigdamnmusicjam.com.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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But Scrooge escapes this fate by undergoing a spiritual rebirth in the traditional mode: he is visited by spirits, and his eyes are opened to a larger reality.
—Matthew Scogin, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Her mother told her the raptors could be the spirit of her deceased father visiting her.
—Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 20 Dec. 2024
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Talk That Talk Jessica Seinfeld poses with Andy Cohen during a visit to SiriusXM Studios in New York City on Dec. 18.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
For more information about the Big Damn Music Jam, visit bigdamnmusicjam.com.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Decide below, then see what readers across the globe think.Christian Allaire, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2024
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The Sea Kings’ final game, a 55-19 win over Twelve Bridges of Lincoln at Saddleback College in the state bowl game, saw quarterback Ryan Rakowski pass for a state record-tying six touchdowns.Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
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Housing prices will stay high too, as mortgage rates stay elevated compared to 2021 levels.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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That doesn’t include a patient’s many medical appointments leading up to receiving it, or their hospital stay afterward.Emily Mullin, WIRED, 23 Dec. 2024
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Neighbors gathered in the evening to chat and share food from their gardens.Gabriela Aoun Angueira, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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During a December 5 episode of his podcast, Rogan discussed the toll that hunting takes on his body while chatting with guest Derek, a fitness educator behind the More Plates, More Dates website.Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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Investigators in their rural Indiana community were not able to identify the attacker — something that would haunt the girls for decades to come.Johnny Dodd, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
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The knowledge of this horror will haunt me forever.Elizabeth Pritchett, Fox News, 18 Dec. 2024
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Those in need of shelter from the cold can call 211 to check availability of beds.Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2023
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Their children’s schoolmates call the sisters the Puffling Queens.Cheryl Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Feb. 2023
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In November 2006, Britney filed for divorce from Federline, citing irreconcilable differences and asking for both physical and legal custody of their two sons, with visitation rights for Federline.Sophie Hanson, StyleCaster, 26 Dec. 2024
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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.Joe Yogerst, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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While IndyStar does not have a reporter in Chicago this week, our colleagues at USA TODAY talked to some Hoosier delegates about that ...Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Dec. 2024
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Silent and sly His TikToks involve no talking by him.Ari Daniel, NPR, 27 Dec. 2024
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Marchetti captured the photograph on April 23, 2022, in a park frequented by a few red squirrels.Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Dec. 2024
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Casa Vega For years, Marlon Brando frequented this iconic Sherman Oaks restaurant weekly.Kaila Yu, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Visit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visit. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.
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