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 Ah Fong, who cooperated with police and testified in court, was granted immunity, according to both the South China Morning Post and The Washington Post. Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025 Tarter testified on Friday that Kay jokingly asked him to share his prescription painkillers. Sam Blum, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025 John Mozena is the president of the Center of Economic Accountability and recently testified about the value of overseas economic development trips in a committee meeting discussing the topic in Michigan. Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 8 Nov. 2025 Baker later testified that her mother was sitting in a chair in the bedroom, and had not said or done anything to her in the hours leading up to the attack, court records said. Sydney Barragan, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025 One deputy testified in a deposition that people held there could easily be forgotten during routine checks. Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025 Ignatova’s brother, Konstantin, testified in Mark Scott’s trial that his sister had been having an affair with Armenta. Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025 Accompanied by an attorney, Cervera testified before the grand jury in May. John Diedrich, jsonline.com, 7 Nov. 2025 Last week, Zwerner testified on the longstanding emotional and psychological effects of the shooting. Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for testified
Verb
  • One agent swore to me that Sarandos is not the enemy of theatrical movies and passionately defended the executive as a misunderstood champion of cinema.
    Chris Lee, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Again After the accident, Barker swore off flying for good.
    Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
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  • Christina Applegate, Shannen Doherty, Luke Perry and even Warren Beatty attested to his sexiness in his SMA cover story.
    Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The large crowd on hand attested to his, well, authenticity.
    Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Historic data In 2024, California witnessed 8,011 fires caused by humans, as reported by NIFC, which burned 990,939 acres of wildland.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Unfortunately, her son witnessed her performing CPR on Iris.
    Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • An editor verified the accuracy of the information before publishing.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2025
  • In one clip verified by ABC News, a man smiles at the camera, standing amid dozens of charred vehicles and lifeless bodies.
    Guy Davies, ABC News, 9 Nov. 2025

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“Testified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/testified. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.

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