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Recent Examples of testifies
Taking the same tack could increase the likelihood that Mangione testifies.
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Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 18 June 2026
Katy Puig’s father testifies In brief testimony, Rudy Puig said his daughter was a healthy teenager before the boat crash.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 17 June 2026
The watch was kept safe by Starrett’s family for decades, and its condition testifies to that.
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 10 June 2026
Mother testifies on son's remorse Prosecutors also chose not to call any witnesses, and the defense ended after just one – Anthony's mother, Kayla Hayes.
—Doug Myers, CBS News, 10 June 2026
Whether that act was intentional or not, French psychoanalyst Jean-Louis Katz, a passenger on the train, testifies against Anna, who does time for manslaughter.
—Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 2 June 2026
Union’s former general counsel testifies The defense’s other witness Tuesday was Jason McClitis, the Boilermakers’ former general counsel.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2026
OpenAI board unanimously voted to reject Musk’s bid to acquire OpenAI last year, chair Bret Taylor testifies.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 12 May 2026
Dern plays Monsanto’s chief toxicologist, who testifies during the trial that Roundup is safe.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 27 Apr. 2026
Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 18 June 2026
Katy Puig’s father testifies In brief testimony, Rudy Puig said his daughter was a healthy teenager before the boat crash.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 17 June 2026
The watch was kept safe by Starrett’s family for decades, and its condition testifies to that.
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 10 June 2026
Mother testifies on son's remorse Prosecutors also chose not to call any witnesses, and the defense ended after just one – Anthony's mother, Kayla Hayes.
—Doug Myers, CBS News, 10 June 2026
Whether that act was intentional or not, French psychoanalyst Jean-Louis Katz, a passenger on the train, testifies against Anna, who does time for manslaughter.
—Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 2 June 2026
Union’s former general counsel testifies The defense’s other witness Tuesday was Jason McClitis, the Boilermakers’ former general counsel.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2026
OpenAI board unanimously voted to reject Musk’s bid to acquire OpenAI last year, chair Bret Taylor testifies.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 12 May 2026
Dern plays Monsanto’s chief toxicologist, who testifies during the trial that Roundup is safe.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for testifies
Verb
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Club Kid is funny, and filled with deft jokes, but there’s a stylistic exuberance to it that attests to how Firstman wasn’t just thinking in terms of verbal punchlines.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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The runaway success of the Toyota Prius in 2004-2008 attests to this.—
Brooke Crothers,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
Verb
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Why fill with swears a show that might otherwise have been appointment viewing for the whole family?—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
31 May 2026
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Believe it or not, Nicolas Cage swears that his son Kal-El is not named after Superman.—
Derek Lawrence,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 May 2026
Verb
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Several days later, Naim witnesses the pastor’s kid being violently assaulted by an invisible presence.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
17 June 2026
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Walking in the historic center of the city—where motorbikes flash by on narrow streets, laundry hangs from balconies, and giant pennants of the city’s team are strung high overhead—one witnesses several devotional Maradona tableaux.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
16 June 2026
Verb
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The fault line of the next decade is not who generates knowledge the fastest, but who verifies it.—
Christian Catalini,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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This program verifies magnet performance before the parts are locked into the main reactor.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
30 May 2026
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“Testifies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/testifies. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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