as in evidence
something presented in support of the truth or accuracy of a claim
the plaintiff's case rests largely on the testimony of several scientists with no known expertise in that field
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Recent Examples of testimony
Comey has pleaded not guilty to all charges and maintains that his testimony was truthful.
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Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Inspired by real life, much of her work serves as testimony.
—JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025
Father denies abuse Dennis looked down and scribbled on a notepad throughout most of Wednesday’s testimony.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
The non-jury trial is expected to last three days and will include testimony from federal officials.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
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Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Inspired by real life, much of her work serves as testimony.
—JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025
Father denies abuse Dennis looked down and scribbled on a notepad throughout most of Wednesday’s testimony.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
The non-jury trial is expected to last three days and will include testimony from federal officials.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for testimony
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In many cases, those determinations simply cannot be made until court cases begin, and evidence relating to the suspect's background and planning are publicly available.—
NPR,
NPR,
25 Oct. 2025
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Furthermore, when colonizers attempted to burn all evidence of Nkrumah’s time as a revolutionary leader, Hesse snuck his reels out of Ghana, and into a London vault, where the footage has spent decades inside, waiting to be digitized.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There isn’t as much proof as Tamra led everyone to believe.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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Specifically, the judge said that the proof-of-citizenship directive is unconstitutional, violating the separation of powers.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Their testimonials on his website were not visible Friday.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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The candlelight community prayer service was marked by personal testimonials about Andrew, interwoven with messages of faith and on dealing with grief.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Oct. 2025
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Photography can tell us something about catastrophe and can certainly be a witness in a way that also leads to political action.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Any witnesses to the crash are asked to call the Cincinnati Police Department's Traffic Unit at 513-352-2514.—
Enquirer staff,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Testimony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/testimony. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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