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
The Oehler Funeral Home, 2099 Miner St., will host the visitation from 1-8 p.m. Tuesday.
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Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
Daniel had been reportedly seeking visitation rights with their son, as well as millions of dollars.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 11 Feb. 2025
Instead, she was escorted in shackles to the visitation room, where plexiglass separated them.
—Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Those hoping to pay their respects to the team’s longtime principal owner may do so at a visitation Tuesday in Des Plaines.
—Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025
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Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
Daniel had been reportedly seeking visitation rights with their son, as well as millions of dollars.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 11 Feb. 2025
Instead, she was escorted in shackles to the visitation room, where plexiglass separated them.
—Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Those hoping to pay their respects to the team’s longtime principal owner may do so at a visitation Tuesday in Des Plaines.
—Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025
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“Visitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visitation. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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