Thesaurus results for TESTIFIED (TO)

testified (to)

verb

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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The magic number will be 90, with only that amount of players (out of 120) in the Championship Series guaranteed spots for the following year.

— Brody Miller, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Edwin Díaz was so shaky in his rehab assignment Sunday that a spot on the postseason roster isn’t guaranteed.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

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The teachers need to be certified in elementary education, fluent in Spanish and certified to teach students who speak other languages, Jackson said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
Additionally, the lawsuit alleges that Hoskins’ office intervened after local election authorities in Saline County on April 13, 2026, certified the results of a local election.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026

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Trial court rulings — affirmed by a Supreme Court majority in March — said parents have the right to demand information about their child’s gender identity at school.

— Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Anthropic did not respond to an immediate request for comment, but Coxon’s warnings were surprisingly affirmed by Evan Hubinger, Anthropic’s alignment scene lead, and Samuel Marks, who runs the company‘s scalable oversight division.

— Corbin Bolies, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026

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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

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Police ask anyone who witnessed the crash or has information that can assist officers to contact the township police department at 248-433-7755.

— Paula Wethington, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026
Sacramento Ballet dancer James Griffen trained at San Francisco Ballet School and witnessed Helimets’ partnering abilities.

— Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026

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Experts authenticated the painting as part of Goudstikker’s collection and estimated its value at about $290,000.

— Sergio Farella, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Experts authenticated the painting as part of Goudstikker’s collection and estimated its value at about 250,000 euros ($290,000).

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026

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