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as in certifying
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 testifying
to make a solemn declaration under oath for the purpose of establishing a fact
an eyewitness who will attest to my innocence
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as in confirming
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 attesting
One accomplice in the scheme was a 74-year-old man from Rhineland-Palatinate who produced counterfeit expert reports attesting to the authenticity of the forgeries, investigators say.
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NPR, 26 Oct. 2025
Students, administrators, C-suite executives and more, each attesting to how my road map propelled them to put one foot in front of the other and enter a season of triumph.
—Alma Cooper, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
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
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
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.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
According to Nessel, Smothers agreed to sign a false affidavit in May 2019, attesting to details of the beauty salon shooting that bolstered Anderson's self-defense story.
—Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Jetelina says another potential scenario is that pharmacists might require that such individuals sign paperwork attesting to their risk factors to receive a COVID vaccine.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 27 Aug. 2025
This could include rectifying overdue child support payments, probation compliance, community testimony attesting to their good moral character, mentoring those with similar pasts, repayment of benefit overpayment or repayment of taxes.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
NPR, 26 Oct. 2025
Students, administrators, C-suite executives and more, each attesting to how my road map propelled them to put one foot in front of the other and enter a season of triumph.
—Alma Cooper, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
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
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
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.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
According to Nessel, Smothers agreed to sign a false affidavit in May 2019, attesting to details of the beauty salon shooting that bolstered Anderson's self-defense story.
—Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Jetelina says another potential scenario is that pharmacists might require that such individuals sign paperwork attesting to their risk factors to receive a COVID vaccine.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 27 Aug. 2025
This could include rectifying overdue child support payments, probation compliance, community testimony attesting to their good moral character, mentoring those with similar pasts, repayment of benefit overpayment or repayment of taxes.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attesting
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Martin brought the issue of the state’s Supreme Court’s possible involvement in certifying the 2028 presidential election results to the table.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Oct. 2025
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Synthesizing a pencil-size sample in a robotic lab is far from producing tonnes of it at semiconductor purity or certifying it for aircraft use.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Oct. 2025
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Wuornos entered a not guilty plea and took the stand — testifying that she was assaulted, raped, and tortured by Malloy during their encounter and only shot him to get away.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
30 Oct. 2025
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Her brother, Dakota Lowery, recalled while testifying at her murder trial how the person of interest in a criminal investigation managed to walk out of her house with the body of the young boy at the center of a nationwide manhunt without drawing any suspicion.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Importantly, no iron leakage was detected, confirming that the materials are safe and environmentally friendly, as per the press release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
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Newsom signed legislation establishing a new state agency to create a process for confirming the ancestry of descendants.—
Andrew Quinio,
Oc Register,
29 Oct. 2025
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Online attacks against Banda escalated after her recognition for FIFPRO Women's World 11, prompting the NWSL to issue a statement denouncing all forms of harassment and affirming support for Banda and all players.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Incredibly, the filmmaker succeeds in telling a deeply human story without a single human in sight, affirming that humanity – despite its name – isn't only a human trait.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
4 Nov. 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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Through several calculations of length, width, and depth, Manzur achieves these different sizes while guaranteeing that each basin can hold an equivalent volume of water.—
Mario Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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The suites' signature amenity is the round-the-clock butler service, guaranteeing guests access to exclusive events, tours, and restaurants in the city.—
David Morris,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Oct. 2025
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His wife rode the storm out in Jamaica, witnessing firsthand the widespread destruction.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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The two-time inductee into WWE's Hall of Fame threw his headset down after witnessing the outcome.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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Zero-trust approaches aim to manage this sprawl by authenticating every request in real-time, regardless of its origin.—
Zennon Kapron,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Attesting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attesting. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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