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
  • But the Constitution does not guarantee a painless death, and human life cannot be purposefully extinguished without some risk of pain.
    Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
  • That’s not to say other judges won’t find the ruling influential, but it’s already been shown that a ruling for an athlete on eligibility doesn’t guarantee a different athlete’s success in another state.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 June 2026
Verb
  • Election results are scheduled to be certified June 26.
    Teresa Liu, Daily News, 10 June 2026
  • Election officials have until June 10 to certify the results.
    Evelyn Ronan, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026
Verb
  • Manchester Police The Supreme Court affirmed Montgomery's convictions for assault, falsifying physical evidence, witness tampering, and abuse of a corpse.
    Matt Schooley, CBS News, 11 June 2026
  • In a study published in the journal Science, researchers at Stanford tested 11 popular AI systems and found that AI chatbots were prone to flattering and validating the feelings of users, affirming a user’s actions 49% more often than humans did.
    Cathy Bussewitz, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
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  • But the world, as any scientist probing into the atomic level can attest, contains more secrets than meets the eye.
    Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
  • Libertyville junior second baseman Madden Cotts, who was Tolzien’s teammate on the junior varsity team last year, can attest to Tolzien’s effort.
    Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
Verb
  • None of which will be forgotten by The Garden faithful that stuck around to witness one of the greatest Knicks playoff games ever.
    Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026
  • The Spurs took a 106-105 lead with just 30 seconds remaining, and the Garden was on its feet, hoping to witness history.
    CNN.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
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“Testify (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/testify%20%28to%29. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.

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