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Recent Examples of testifies
Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on September 16, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Just as a lighthouse’s beam testifies to the presence of otherwise-invisible cliffs on a dark night, the stars that move around these dark celestial bodies would reveal their existence.
—Big Think, 9 Sep. 2025
Lisa DeNell Cook, nominee to be a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, testifies during a Senate Banking nominations hearing on June 21, 2023 in Washington, DC.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2025
Trump repeatedly presses Comey to pledge loyalty to him despite the ongoing Russia investigation, Comey later testifies.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2018
Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Just as a lighthouse’s beam testifies to the presence of otherwise-invisible cliffs on a dark night, the stars that move around these dark celestial bodies would reveal their existence.
—Big Think, 9 Sep. 2025
Lisa DeNell Cook, nominee to be a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, testifies during a Senate Banking nominations hearing on June 21, 2023 in Washington, DC.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2025
Trump repeatedly presses Comey to pledge loyalty to him despite the ongoing Russia investigation, Comey later testifies.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for testifies
Verb
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Producers who ship nursery stock out of regulated areas to non-regulated areas must have their stock inspected, and each load must be accompanied by a certificate that attests to the fact that their product is free from the box tree moth.—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
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As the pocked bark attests, the lawn with its trees and shrubs has certain draws for birds, at least during the day.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Here are the maintenance steps expert colorist Kari Hill swears by.—
Maureen Choi,
Glamour,
25 Sep. 2025
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Leipzig swears by these connections as a key to living longer and healthier.—
Alexa Mikhail,
Flow Space,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Ray’s daughter Naomi (James), still haunted by a past climbing accident, witnesses the attack and escapes.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
24 Sep. 2025
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Ray’s other daughter Naomi (James), still haunted by a past climbing accident, witnesses the attack and escapes.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
24 Sep. 2025
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Mud Jeans has become the first denim brand to achieve the TESTEX Circularity Label, a certification that independently verifies durability, repairability and recyclability in textiles.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
25 Sep. 2025
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The Domain Controller verifies the TGT and builds a service ticket.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Testifies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/testifies. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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