attestations

noun

plural of attestation
as in proofs
something presented in support of the truth or accuracy of a claim the fact that he spent hours standing in line for the sequel should be attestation enough that he's a die-hard fan of the movie series

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Recent Examples of attestations The third step is to reread the SOC 2 and ISO 27001 attestations from vendors whose agents will sit inside the enterprise perimeter with payment authority. — Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026 None of the underlying records for these attestations have been submitted to the record by defendants. — New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025 For instance, Circle's USDC (a popular stablecoin), now holds about 93 percent of its reserves in Treasuries and overnight agreements, with the rest in cash, and publishes monthly attestations reviewed by Deloitte. — Anna Strebl, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attestations
  1. proofs
  2. evidences
  3. testaments
  4. testimonies
  5. testimonials
  6. witnesses
Noun
  • Mathematical proofs about graphs have been applied to all kinds of real-world networks, including the Internet.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 14 July 2026
  • Sussman experimented with different profiles, extraction rates, proofs, and other factors before settling on the final staves, which were put into barrels of whiskey to finish for about six weeks and presumably add new flavor.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 13 July 2026
Definition of proofs
Noun
  • What Frost’s claim evidences is that perennial American anxiety about speaking a tongue whose name isn’t shared with that of our nationality.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2026
  • This evidences deliberate indifference to foreseeable violence.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 20 Apr. 2026
Definition of evidences
Noun
  • One of the greatest testaments to the French Laundry’s influence has been the sheer number of alumni who have opened acclaimed restaurants of their own, from Grant Achatz’s Alinea to Corey Lee’s Benu to Rene Redzepi’s Noma.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 26 June 2026
  • Today, there are few living testaments to that headcount.
    — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Definition of testaments
Noun
  • But these testimonies reveal a larger machinery at work.
    — Janine di Giovanni, Vanity Fair, 25 June 2026
  • Plot synopsis House of the Dragon attempts to condense and dramatize the conflicting accounts presented in Fire & Blood—stitched together from testimonies and court chronicles—into a single authoritative narrative.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 June 2026
Definition of testimonies
Noun
  • Research coaches through referrals, LinkedIn, podcasts and testimonials.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Social media is full of testimonials, but veterinarians and researchers tell a more complicated story about what this fungus can and cannot do.
    — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2026
Definition of testimonials
Noun
  • The department’s homicide detectives and crime scene investigators took over the stabbing investigation, collecting evidence and questioning witnesses.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
  • Initial reports indicated a fire had broken out on the vessel, but authorities later determined witnesses had mistaken steam for smoke, the fire department said in a news release.
    — Jason Green, Mercury News, 15 July 2026
Definition of witnesses

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