testify (to)

Definition of testify (to)next
as in to guarantee
to declare (something) to be true or genuine that auction house will always testify to a painting's authenticity

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Verb
  • Not that the Rams believe any of this potential greatness has been guaranteed.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • But when all the money is guaranteed, there's no way to escape the cap hit.
    Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Rival taxi service Zoox faced a probe three years ago after self-certifying its own steering-wheel-free cabs.
    Bernard Condon, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Presidential candidates Party representatives would need to certify that their candidates for president are eligible, under the 22nd Amendment, to run for the role.
    Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The shooting rocked the LGBTQIA+ community in a city normally known as an affirming place to live.
    Rebecca Boone, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The United Nations General Assembly adopted the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, a comprehensive framework affirming the rights of Indigenous populations worldwide.
    USA Today, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Some lenders use standard factors by industry; others will accept a letter from a CPA attesting to the business’s actual expense ratio, which can meaningfully improve the income calculation for a lean operation.
    Karen Koehler, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Though even that sentiment feels about five years out of date — a single un-PC joke doesn’t exactly end careers anymore, as several edge-lord comedians like Dave Chappelle can attest.
    James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Sacramento Ballet dancer James Griffen trained at San Francisco Ballet School and witnessed Helimets’ partnering abilities.
    Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Astronomers have witnessed a small, icy body that orbits the sun out beyond Jupiter transforming into a comet, providing a missing link between comets and inert bodies called centaurs.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 Sep. 2026
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“Testify (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/testify%20%28to%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2026.

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