as in attesting
to make a solemn declaration under oath for the purpose of establishing a fact
several witnesses testified that they had seen the accused in the vicinity of the crime scene
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Recent Examples of testifying
Meta motioned to stop Zuckerberg and Mosseri from testifying at the trial and argued for plaintiffs to use previous trial testimony.
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Samantha Subin, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
Rivera, a former gang leader of the Latin Kings, is serving 19 years after testifying against his co-defendants.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
McCarthy pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in exchange for testifying against four of his co-conspirators, per The Bay Area Reporter.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Her advocacy extended to public speaking, testifying before Congress and various governmental bodies, and developing educational resources for substance abuse prevention.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
One day, two plaintiffs who had just returned from testifying in court were attacked by officers.
—Jennifer Gonnerman, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Sheriff Adam King, who was in August charged with abuse of office and witness retaliation, is accused of lying under oath while testifying before the grand jury in those cases, according to the indictment.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2025
Mia described the experience of testifying as harrowing, made all the worse by the fact her identity was leaked.
—Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Along with the sentencing memo, the government filed several victim impact statements from a number of people once in Combs’ circle, including ex-girlfriend and testifying witness Cassie Ventura.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
Samantha Subin, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
Rivera, a former gang leader of the Latin Kings, is serving 19 years after testifying against his co-defendants.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
McCarthy pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in exchange for testifying against four of his co-conspirators, per The Bay Area Reporter.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Her advocacy extended to public speaking, testifying before Congress and various governmental bodies, and developing educational resources for substance abuse prevention.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
One day, two plaintiffs who had just returned from testifying in court were attacked by officers.
—Jennifer Gonnerman, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Sheriff Adam King, who was in August charged with abuse of office and witness retaliation, is accused of lying under oath while testifying before the grand jury in those cases, according to the indictment.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2025
Mia described the experience of testifying as harrowing, made all the worse by the fact her identity was leaked.
—Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Along with the sentencing memo, the government filed several victim impact statements from a number of people once in Combs’ circle, including ex-girlfriend and testifying witness Cassie Ventura.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for testifying
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Maybe so—and a coming wave of insider stories attesting to Weiss’s difficulties in asserting her authority strikes me as the most inevitable outcome of this affair.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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This includes employers attesting, via the Department of Labor, that a prospective H-1B worker won’t affect wages and labor conditions of similar American workers, USCIS said.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
22 Sep. 2025
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During the post-fight interviews, a frustrated Aspinall had lashed out inside the Octagon after the stoppage, swearing at the crowd for jeering him.—
Antonio Losada,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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Detroit Tigers radio announcer Dan Dickerson has apologized after swearing on a hot mic during a commercial break, expressing his frustration after Detroit’s 3-2 loss to the Seattle Mariners in Game 5 of the American League Division Series.—
Devon Henderson,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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Considering how close Canadian fans were to witnessing Ohtani's greatness regularly, their strife and pain are understandable.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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The thobe is no longer preserving culture, but evolving it, in a way that mirrors the moment Saudi is witnessing.—
Manal Albarakati,
semafor.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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And with a few canny pointers on how LLMs work and how to effectively structure prompts, AI can actually aid us in verifying posts on social media and offer missing context.—
Nadav Ziv,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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What could Congress do to ensure that Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are verifying citizenship?—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Testifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/testifying. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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