testified

past tense of testify
as in swore
to make a solemn declaration under oath for the purpose of establishing a fact several witnesses testified that they had seen the accused in the vicinity of the crime scene

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Recent Examples of testified Other victims testified that they were confined in a windowless room under the floorboards of Said's office. — Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026 Other victims testified that they were confined in a windowless room under the floorboards of Said’s office. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026 The families of five people killed by federal immigration agents testified before members of Congress. — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026 Another accuser, Jessica Mann, testified that Weinstein raped her at a New York hotel in 2013. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2026 Despite the extensive search, investigators never found the gun, a Tipp City detective testified Monday during Flynn's murder trial in Ohio. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026 Jill Smith – the girls’ grandmother and the mother of the victim, Ashley – testified that her son-in-law had asked to see his daughters several days after his wife was fatally shot inside their Tipp City, Ohio, home in February. — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026 Flores, who attended jury selection and testified in the trial, was not in court Tuesday. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026 In a news release, Zahnd’s office said Johnson, who was employed by the Kansas City Police Department for about a decade until 2014, took the stand during the trial and testified in his own defense, saying that Barnett threatened his life. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for testified
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  • Shabazz started packing up his video equipment and swore audibly at officers several more times.
    — Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Bowie swore her allegiance to ISIS through multiple audio recordings and conducted surveillance at the Capitol at least five times, taking dozens of photos, according to Tremaroli.
    — Lila Dominus, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Many Black parishioners who joined the Peoples Temple attested to the church’s racial inclusiveness.
    — James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026
  • One Night Only is literally all contrivance, as attested to by the countdown clocks posted everywhere to alert everyone as to when the Sex Purge will be over.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Despite communism’s collapse in 20th century Soviet bloc countries, the last decade has witnessed a surprising surge in interest in communism and socialism among the US public and journalists globally.
    — Luba Kassova, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Just the same, on Monday night a coach who’d witnessed Walker’s origin story from little league through middle school and Arlington High was struck by deja vu.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • This feature, introduced in 2024, directs travelers to verified official institutions, reducing the incidence of fraud and minimizing confusion at immigration on arrival.
    — CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
  • To be sure, the reports have not been independently verified by CNBC.
    — Sean Conlon,Jenni Reid,Justina Lee,Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026

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“Testified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/testified. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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