Thesaurus results for TESTIFIES

testifies

verb

present tense third-person singular of testify

as in attests

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 testifies The light that falls from the left, through half-open windows, onto Vermeer’s walls, some of them bare, testifies not so much to an overcast Dutch day as to a suffusion of grace. —

Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026 Game warden testifies about arresting Horner Texas Game Warden Josh Espinoza was the first witness to testify on Wednesday morning. —

Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2026 Arielle Konig testifies this month. —

Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 9 Apr. 2026 Lead investigator testifies Texas Ranger Job Espinoza, the lead investigator on the case, took the witness stand Wednesday as prosecutors played a lengthy video recorded by investigators. —

Jane Harper, Dallas Morning News, 8 Apr. 2026 Rubio testifies, an unusual move In sometimes deeply personal testimony Tuesday, Rubio discussed at length friendships that date back to the start of his political career as an aide to Bob Dole’s 1996 presidential campaign and a West Miami council member. —

Joshua Goodman, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026 North Andover Police Officer Pat Noonan testifies in Kelsey Fitzsimmons trial. —

Matt Schooley, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026 Bright streaks known as ejecta rays can be seen streaking away from young impact craters in Odendahl's photo, whose existence testifies to the incredible force unleashed in their creation. —

Anthony Wood, Space.com, 4 Mar. 2026 The crispy, flavorful fry on her popular catfish testifies to those soulful connections. —

John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026

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As Moyes attests, there are small improvements that can be made — at home and on the road — but the fact that Everton’s boss is disappointed with a loss against the champions-in-waiting shows how close his side was to providing the perfect away performance.

— Mark Carey, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Still, 21 pages of notes in his book attests to the work Crawford put into the project over the course of a year.

— Melissa Melvin-Rodriguez, Charlotte Observer, 3 Mar. 2026