as in attesting
to make a solemn declaration under oath for the purpose of establishing a fact
several witnesses testified that they had seen the accused in the vicinity of the crime scene
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Recent Examples of testifying
The Clintons previously objected to testifying before Congress about their ties to the late financier, but ultimately acquiesced to Comer’s subpoena.
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David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026
Committee members have traveled to the tony Westchester suburb for the proceedings in a compromise that allowed the Clintons to avoid testifying under the intense media glare on Capitol Hill.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026
The witnesses testifying have not yet been announced.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2026
Walker would defend Woodruff, insisting that Woodruff was forced into testifying.
—Jennifer Gonnerman, New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2026
The lead detective investigating the murder of University of Miami football star Bryan Pata, testifying in court Tuesday, said cell phone records placed Pata’s former teammate near the Kendall murder scene and a UM professor picked him out of photo lineup.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
The recording was introduced after the state said Connor is no longer mentally capable of testifying in person.
—Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Zuley spent more than three hours testifying at the Leighton Criminal Court Building after he was called to the stand by Cook County prosecutors fighting off a petition that asks a judge to vacate a murder conviction.
—Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
The ethics inquiry board deliberated on the motion to dismiss and held the motion in abeyance pending the complainant’s witnesses testifying.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 18 Feb. 2026
David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026
Committee members have traveled to the tony Westchester suburb for the proceedings in a compromise that allowed the Clintons to avoid testifying under the intense media glare on Capitol Hill.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026
The witnesses testifying have not yet been announced.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2026
Walker would defend Woodruff, insisting that Woodruff was forced into testifying.
—Jennifer Gonnerman, New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2026
The lead detective investigating the murder of University of Miami football star Bryan Pata, testifying in court Tuesday, said cell phone records placed Pata’s former teammate near the Kendall murder scene and a UM professor picked him out of photo lineup.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
The recording was introduced after the state said Connor is no longer mentally capable of testifying in person.
—Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Zuley spent more than three hours testifying at the Leighton Criminal Court Building after he was called to the stand by Cook County prosecutors fighting off a petition that asks a judge to vacate a murder conviction.
—Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
The ethics inquiry board deliberated on the motion to dismiss and held the motion in abeyance pending the complainant’s witnesses testifying.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 18 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for testifying
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At his clinic, the licensor, posing as a patient, received a vaccine card attesting to her vaccination without ever being offered a shot, prosecutors said.—
Jessica Schreifels,
CNN Money,
18 Dec. 2025
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The current requirement includes attesting on the form, under penalty of perjury, that the applicant is an American citizen.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The incident has sparked outrage in the film community and online over BAFTA and the BBC’s decision not to cut the racial slur and swearing from the initial broadcast, despite the show airing with a two-hour delay.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
23 Feb. 2026
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Davidson’s Tourette’s causes involuntary tics, and he could be heard swearing at several points during last night’s ceremony.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
23 Feb. 2026
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Following the 2024 total solar eclipse, American birds sang as if witnessing a new dawn.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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The present moment may be witnessing a form of wholesale foreclosure, where the reading of books, and the practice of deep reading, may signal one’s class distinction.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Crypto mining is the energy-intensive process of earning tokens — in many cases, bitcoin — by verifying digital transactions on a computer network.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2026
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Do something that is totally unsexy, like verifying the source online of an image on a profile picture or photo.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
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