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pay a visit to

VERB
visit
Synonyms
STRONGEST
call call on frequent hit inspect play see stay at talk tour
STRONG
chat converse crash dwell reside sojourn tarry
WEAK
come around come by drop by drop in drop over go over to go to see look around look in on look up pay a call pop in stay with step in stop by stop off swing by take in
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ignore listen neglect refrain
STRONG
be quiet

Example Sentences

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After leaving the US, the King will pay a visit to Bermuda, before returning to the UK.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Denzel Washington could pay a visit to Wakanda before closing out his illustrious acting career.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2024

Hopping on the bandwagon, I decided to pay a visit to one of its Brooklyn-based shops, which was a mere 25 minute walk from my apartment.

From Salon • Oct. 1, 2024

Would Mr. Lammy pay a visit to Mar-a-Lago, Mr. Trump’s Palm Beach estate, as David Cameron, Britain’s current foreign secretary, did two weeks ago to lobby the former president on military aid to Ukraine?

From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2024

It was a few days after the beginning of vacation that April decided to go down and pay a visit to the Professor, or Dr. Huddleston, as people were beginning to call him.

From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder

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