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
  • Space is limited, and admission is not guaranteed.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 28 Apr. 2026
  • So Section 326 of the Communications Act prohibits prior restraint and censorship, and the First Amendment guarantees free speech.
    Josef Adalian, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Colorado constantly needs more families to get certified to do foster care, but there is an even greater need for therapeutic level foster families.
    Libby Smith, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Sommelier Eric Dickinson-Hinojosa is certified not just as a regular somm, but also specifically as an Italian wine scholar.
    Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The executive order and Kennedy declaration both define gender-affirming care as the use of puberty blockers, hormone treatment, and surgery.
    Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
  • In threads where the human community had decided someone was in the wrong, the AI affirmed that user's behavior 51% of the time.
    Ari Daniel, NPR, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The bill would repeal a law that now denies absentee ballots to any voter who cannot attest to being unable to vote in person due to sickness, disability, absence, military service, religious conflicts or being an elections worker.
    Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The family staunchly defended Michael Jackson for more than 25 years, attesting to his innocence of inappropriate conduct.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Obama administration negotiators witnessed this firsthand, as Iran whittled down resistance to some of its demands over years of talks that led to the 2015 nuclear deal.
    Nic Robertson, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
  • At a restroom in a retail store near Corbin Avenue and Nordhoff Street in Winnetka, a victim reported, a suspect was witnessed using his cellphone to record her from under the stall.
    City News Service, Daily News, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Testify (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/testify%20%28to%29. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.

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