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
Tuesday’s hearing was run similar to a court hearing, with Bolton and others testifying under oath.
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Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2026
Robson stepped forward with his allegations after testifying in Jackson’s defense at his trial.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2026
Noem has avoided testifying under oath before the Senate Judiciary Committee for months.
—Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
Witnesses testifying at a June 1989 congressional hearing held by a subcommittee of the House Small Business Committee in Washington heard a litany of horror stories of patients maimed by surgeons with dubious training and credentials.
—Jason Kane, NBC news, 31 Dec. 2025
She hadn't been plugged into local government prior to fighting on this issue, and her first experience testifying in public comment was during the May 5 meeting that stretched into the early hours.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 30 Dec. 2025
After Jackson had testy courtroom exchanges with the accuser and his parents, the accuser invoked his constitutional right against self-incrimination to stop testifying, which made the case crumble.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 20 Dec. 2025
The last straw apparently came on Monday, when, according to Lively’s side, Freedman and co-counsel Kevin Fritz impeded and delayed the deposition of Nicole Alexander, who is testifying as a defense expert.
—William Earl, Variety, 19 Dec. 2025
Democrats revealed the claim during a press conference held outside the House Judiciary Committee room while Smith was still testifying behind closed doors.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 17 Dec. 2025
Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2026
Robson stepped forward with his allegations after testifying in Jackson’s defense at his trial.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2026
Noem has avoided testifying under oath before the Senate Judiciary Committee for months.
—Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
Witnesses testifying at a June 1989 congressional hearing held by a subcommittee of the House Small Business Committee in Washington heard a litany of horror stories of patients maimed by surgeons with dubious training and credentials.
—Jason Kane, NBC news, 31 Dec. 2025
She hadn't been plugged into local government prior to fighting on this issue, and her first experience testifying in public comment was during the May 5 meeting that stretched into the early hours.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 30 Dec. 2025
After Jackson had testy courtroom exchanges with the accuser and his parents, the accuser invoked his constitutional right against self-incrimination to stop testifying, which made the case crumble.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 20 Dec. 2025
The last straw apparently came on Monday, when, according to Lively’s side, Freedman and co-counsel Kevin Fritz impeded and delayed the deposition of Nicole Alexander, who is testifying as a defense expert.
—William Earl, Variety, 19 Dec. 2025
Democrats revealed the claim during a press conference held outside the House Judiciary Committee room while Smith was still testifying behind closed doors.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 17 Dec. 2025
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
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The Milwaukee-area refugees passed their naturalization exams and were days away from swearing allegiance to the United States at an oath ceremony.—
Sophie Carson,
jsonline.com,
14 Jan. 2026
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Turns out, Storrie—who is very much Gen Z—fully embraced a makeup brands we Millennials have been swearing by for years.—
Gina Vaynshteyn,
StyleCaster,
12 Jan. 2026
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An entire student body is being traumatized by witnessing ICE activity around their schools.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Gemma Chan and Channing Tatum are the two helpless parents of a sensitive eight-year-old (Mason Reeves) who is deeply shaken after accidentally witnessing a horrific crime at a local park in Beth de Araújo’s devastating portrait of childhood trauma.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
6 Jan. 2026
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After verifying player complaints, Wright contacted the league replay center to begin following protocol to potentially delay the game.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jan. 2026
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City officials had been expected to handle the task of verifying the park’s thousands of eligible workers and volunteers, but then recently asked the cultural partnership to step in.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Jan. 2026
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“Testifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/testifying. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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