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
  • The newcomer nods to the jewelry watches created under the direction of Jeanne Toussaint in the early 1930s, with a sculptural form that is guaranteed to draw attention.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Tehran’s demands included the release of frozen assets, guarantees around its nuclear program, the right to charge ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, an end to Israeli attacks on Hezbollah and war reparations.
    Farah N. Jan, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Ali said that figure would rise to over 200 if counting restaurants that are halal but not certified by agencies.
    Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
  • In late March, the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk certified the initiative.
    City News Service, Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • In Africa, future plans to build reactors have taken on urgency, with Kenya, Rwanda and South Africa affirming their support.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Cook County property tax bills will be late again this year, the treasurer’s office bluntly affirmed this week, as various offices continue to try to catch up from last year’s troubles and address lingering ones.
    A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • This is the premise of The Exit 8, a Japanese video game made by Kotake Create that, as the millions who played it will attest, turns a commuter’s endless circling into a thrilling, maddening first-person-shooter minus the shooting.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2026
  • As Ginsburg’s note attested, Senate confirmation hearings strike terror in cosseted jurists.
    Peter S. Canellos, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Pablo Alvarado and Lolo Cutumay were among a small group of workers who formed the band in the mid 1990s after one of them witnessed immigration agents raid a site where day laborers were lining up for free health services.
    Adrian Florido, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The turning point comes when Austin and Ashley witness a violent confrontation between Josh and Lindsay — a moment that sets off a chain reaction of manipulation, shifting loyalties and mounting tension within the country club.
    Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 16 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 18 Apr. 2026.

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