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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Recent Examples of visitation
During the same years, visitation grew from 4.2 million to 5.2 million.
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Erin Alberty, Axios, 5 Mar. 2025
After years of petitioning, the Markel Act was passed in Florida to give grandparents more visitation rights in the state.
—Emily Krauser, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
The California mother who pleaded guilty in 2022 to charges related to faking her own kidnapping six years prior is back in court, this time fighting her ex-husband for visitation rights with their two children.
—Peter D'abrosca, Fox News, 21 Mar. 2025
The Grammy nominee requested sole physical and legal custody of Somersault but indicated the option for her ex to have visitation rights, People reported.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
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Erin Alberty, Axios, 5 Mar. 2025
After years of petitioning, the Markel Act was passed in Florida to give grandparents more visitation rights in the state.
—Emily Krauser, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
The California mother who pleaded guilty in 2022 to charges related to faking her own kidnapping six years prior is back in court, this time fighting her ex-husband for visitation rights with their two children.
—Peter D'abrosca, Fox News, 21 Mar. 2025
The Grammy nominee requested sole physical and legal custody of Somersault but indicated the option for her ex to have visitation rights, People reported.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for visitation
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“Visitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visitation. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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