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as in affirmed
to declare (something) to be true or genuine
the appraiser attests that the lamp is indeed an original Tiffany
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as in confirmed
to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of
I'll attest that she was at the party
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Recent Examples of attested
Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2025
Impeachment is an inherently political act, as historians and legal scholars have long attested; Green takes the long view that measures like his build an engaged opposition capable of facing down what has thus far been an untrammeled seizure of executive power by the far right.
—Chris Lehmann, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Someone else who walks over 28,000 steps a day and stands on their feet for long periods of time attested to the shoe’s durability.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2025
Impeachment is an inherently political act, as historians and legal scholars have long attested; Green takes the long view that measures like his build an engaged opposition capable of facing down what has thus far been an untrammeled seizure of executive power by the far right.
—Chris Lehmann, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attested
Verb
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The Pentagon affirmed the documents' authenticity but would not comment on them.—
Alex Horton,
Arkansas Online,
14 Sep. 2025
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Todd Davis, the plaintiff attorney who represented the Ku family, affirmed that sentiment Friday.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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Manabe testified before a Senate committee, along with James Hansen, then the director of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies.—
Zack Savitsky,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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Stablecoin issuers Circle's CEO, Jeremy Allaire, has urged Congress to adopt federal stablecoin rules and has testified in favor of robust oversight.—
Anna Strebl,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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Researchers from the Center for Whale Research, SeaDoc Society and San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance confirmed the female calf was deceased, with its umbilical cord still attached when spotted in Rosario Strait near the San Juan Islands.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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The discovery of the Antarctic ozone hole in 1985 confirmed the threat.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Micron has also shipped samples of its HBM4 products to customers, while Samsung has reportedly been working to get its HBM4 chips certified by Nvidia.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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Here, divers can knock out their very first open-water ocean dive after getting certified, perhaps testing their skills in the remains of a wreck.—
Terry Ward,
AFAR Media,
11 Sep. 2025
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Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Its figures do not differentiate between civilians and combatants and cannot be independently verified by TIME.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The lockdown was later lifted, but the university said access to campus would remain restricted to students, faculty, and staff with a valid school ID as local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies continued to investigate the threat.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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But that valid concern cannot become a shield used to deflect from real and rising threats.—
Andrew Weinstein,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Also on the roster of new bakery items this season is the Mini Cake iced with cream cheese and decorated with buttercream pumpkins—perfect for sharing and guaranteed to be an instant centerpiece for any Friendsgiving table.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
12 Sep. 2025
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Musk and Bezos have admitted that a future in which humans live safely in permanent extraterrestrial habitats is not easy or guaranteed.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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In a court filing ahead of the settlement in the music label fight, IA had argued that labels had added an avalanche of infringing works so late into the lawsuit to create leverage to force a settlement.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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Education Assembly Bill 715 was the only priority bill of the California Legislative Jewish Caucus, aiming to address antisemitism in California public schools that authors have argued has become worse in recent years, as the war between Israel and Hamas continues in Gaza.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Attested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attested. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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