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as in evidence
something presented in support of the truth or accuracy of a claim
the "before" and "after" pictures are a testament to the effectiveness of the weight loss program
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Recent Examples of testament
The letters the company got from fans showed a desire to connect authentically and were a testament to the New York City area, which is where the brand was headquartered.
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Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
The election was closely watched in countries around Europe and beyond, which is a testament to the outsize role Orbán occupies in far-right populist politics worldwide.
—ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
The original House of Dior in Paris has been transformed into La Galerie Dior, a testament to the visionary boldness of couturier Christian Dior and his six successors, Yves Saint Laurent, Marc Bohan, Gianfranco Ferreé, John Galliano, Raf Simons, and Maria Grazia Chiuri.
—Jane Levere, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2026
But that, as much as anything, is a testament to the strength of the field rather than an indictment of the Spurs phenom’s candidacy.
—Josh Robbins, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
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Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
The election was closely watched in countries around Europe and beyond, which is a testament to the outsize role Orbán occupies in far-right populist politics worldwide.
—ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
The original House of Dior in Paris has been transformed into La Galerie Dior, a testament to the visionary boldness of couturier Christian Dior and his six successors, Yves Saint Laurent, Marc Bohan, Gianfranco Ferreé, John Galliano, Raf Simons, and Maria Grazia Chiuri.
—Jane Levere, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2026
But that, as much as anything, is a testament to the strength of the field rather than an indictment of the Spurs phenom’s candidacy.
—Josh Robbins, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for testament
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Earlier finds have revealed bones of mammoth, woolly rhinoceros, reindeer and wild horse, alongside stone tools and evidence of human occupation across multiple periods.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Florida prosecutors did not file charges, citing insufficient evidence.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
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Greater Israel is a political and religious ideology that says a majority of the Middle East should be part of the state of Israel.—
Yarden Segev,
NBC news,
13 Apr. 2026
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While some of the women who came here willingly embraced ISIS ideology and passed it on to their children, many others say they were trafficked or lured to the region through ignorance or under false pretenses.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
11 Apr. 2026
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Customers agree that the curved brush lengthens and volumizes their lashes, while the formula is smudge-, flake-, clump-, and sweat-proof.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
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Two federal lawsuits have been filed in Florida challenging the requirement, arguing that requiring documentary proof of citizenship and marking that status on identification violates constitutional protections under the First and Fourteenth Amendments.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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The plot that spins from this opening includes a series of events involving philosophy, parenting, mental health, disability, romance and international art terrorism that would take several columns worth to summarize.—
John Warner,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
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Uthmeier has also gone out of his way to weaken criminal cases that don’t dovetail with his philosophy, including an Orlando road-rage case where a man was shot to death.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
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The central bank chief said the subpoenas threatened a criminal indictment related to his testimony before the Senate Banking Committee in June 2025.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Within 10 seconds, the young father was shot five times, including once in the head, just above his ear, court testimony revealed.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
14 Apr. 2026
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From their perspective, the war validated Iran’s military investments and doctrine.—
Pegah Banihashemi,
Time,
10 Apr. 2026
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One of the famous cases involving the third-party doctrine involves microfiche in a bank.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 Apr. 2026
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Throughout the day, people can’t seem to stop reaching for means of documentation — their camcorder, digicam, phone, at one point even a palm-size notebook where a young artist from the neighborhood was sketching one of the sphinxes.—
Julissa James,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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This is documentation as honoring.—
Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
14 Apr. 2026
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The Time 100 list also features personal testimonials for each of the celebrity honorees, often written by their Hollywood peers.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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So, just a testimonial really to his approach, his mindset.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Testament.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/testament. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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