Thesaurus results for TESTIFIED

testified

verb

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 Saxon testified that West planned to turn the luxury beachfront home, designed by prize-winning Japanese architect Tadao Ando, into an off-the-grid bunker. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2026 Vaccaro Hill testified during the trial that Hill shoved her to the ground, twisted her breasts, pulled her hair and threatened her. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026 Vaccaro also testified during the trial, detailing to the jury several instances of abuse. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026 Diehl — who testified in this trial while her own accessory to murder charge is pending — said Lavery hit Collins over the head with a Fireball liquor bottle and then stabbed her in the bathroom. — Charlotte Observer, 13 Oct. 2026 In 2016, John Stumpf, then CEO of Wells Fargo, testified on Capitol Hill. — Reuters, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026 Instead, Stappenbeck testified, Mumby’s roommate called and told her to go to the hospital because there had been a crash. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Witnesses testified Combs used members of the South Side Compton Crips for security for Bad Boy Records. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026 Maryland State Fire Marshal investigator Melissa Decker also testified about evidence collected during the investigation. — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

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After her split from Gest, Liza swore she wouldn’t get married again.

— Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 27 Sep. 2026
Shabazz started packing up his video equipment and swore audibly at officers several more times.

— Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of swore

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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

Definition of attested

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Many people at the protest site were detained by police, CNN witnessed.

— Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026
Each episode follows one garden over an extended period, capturing animal behavior rarely witnessed by human eyes – from raising families and defending territories to hunting, courting and surviving the changing seasons.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of witnessed

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The claim that Ukraine has halted its strikes on energy sites could not be independently verified, but neither Russian officials nor media have reported Ukrainian attacks on oil refineries since the energy truce was announced.

— HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
The account was verified and had the handle @miagoth_, but the Pearl and Maxxine actress famously does not use social media and has never had a public Instagram account.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2026

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