testified (to)

past tense of testify (to)
as in guaranteed
to declare (something) to be true or genuine that auction house will always testify to a painting's authenticity

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Verb
  • Each depositor is guaranteed up to 228 million Paraguayan guaraníes, or about $38,000, from a central bank fund, the regulator said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Ratings describe the forecasters’ assessments of each race based on polling and fundamental assumptions, but they are not guaranteed outcomes.
    — Ruairí Arrieta-Kenna, Time, 3 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The election was never certified and Harris did not run in the new election.
    — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 4 Nov. 2026
  • After election results are submitted, they must be certified by the Idaho Secretary of State’s Office.
    — Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 3 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Pike was convicted and sentenced to death in 1996, and the Tennessee Supreme Court later affirmed her convictions and sentence.
    — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Recently affirmed as a distinct species related to the ever-pricey Tyrannosaurus rex, rather than a juvenile of it, Jodi couldn’t best its distant cousin at auction.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 28 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • As attested to by the numerous engravings and graffiti on its walls, people have been visiting the Cova de la Font Major for at least 900 years.
    — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 5 Nov. 2026
  • In reality, there are masses of eco wins, attested to by being the first resort in the Balearics to be certified by BREEAM, an independent international body which assesses criteria such as energy, land use, pollution and waste.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Based in Kyiv, Kashuba herself has witnessed the growing economic anxieties and the loss of neighbors’ incomes.
    — Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Their specialty is that shock, witnessed Saturday at the start of the fourth quarter with the game locked in a 17-all tie after a Gopher touchdown dart from Drake Lindsey to a leaping George Rohl seemingly gave the home team all the momentum.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The profile has not been independently authenticated as belonging to the defendant.
    — Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The six gems have not been treated or enhanced, a rarity in the market, per Julian’s, and each has been certified and authenticated by the American Gemological Laboratories.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2026
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“Testified (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/testified%20%28to%29. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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