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
Wuornos entered a not guilty plea and took the stand — testifying that she was assaulted, raped, and tortured by Malloy during their encounter and only shot him to get away.
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
Her brother, Dakota Lowery, recalled while testifying at her murder trial how the person of interest in a criminal investigation managed to walk out of her house with the body of the young boy at the center of a nationwide manhunt without drawing any suspicion.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Meta motioned to stop Zuckerberg and Mosseri from testifying at the trial and argued for plaintiffs to use previous trial testimony.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
Rivera, a former gang leader of the Latin Kings, is serving 19 years after testifying against his co-defendants.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
Her advocacy extended to public speaking, testifying before Congress and various governmental bodies, and developing educational resources for substance abuse prevention.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
One day, two plaintiffs who had just returned from testifying in court were attacked by officers.
—Jennifer Gonnerman, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Sheriff Adam King, who was in August charged with abuse of office and witness retaliation, is accused of lying under oath while testifying before the grand jury in those cases, according to the indictment.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2025
Mia described the experience of testifying as harrowing, made all the worse by the fact her identity was leaked.
—Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
Her brother, Dakota Lowery, recalled while testifying at her murder trial how the person of interest in a criminal investigation managed to walk out of her house with the body of the young boy at the center of a nationwide manhunt without drawing any suspicion.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Meta motioned to stop Zuckerberg and Mosseri from testifying at the trial and argued for plaintiffs to use previous trial testimony.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
Rivera, a former gang leader of the Latin Kings, is serving 19 years after testifying against his co-defendants.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
Her advocacy extended to public speaking, testifying before Congress and various governmental bodies, and developing educational resources for substance abuse prevention.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
One day, two plaintiffs who had just returned from testifying in court were attacked by officers.
—Jennifer Gonnerman, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Sheriff Adam King, who was in August charged with abuse of office and witness retaliation, is accused of lying under oath while testifying before the grand jury in those cases, according to the indictment.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2025
Mia described the experience of testifying as harrowing, made all the worse by the fact her identity was leaked.
—Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for testifying
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One accomplice in the scheme was a 74-year-old man from Rhineland-Palatinate who produced counterfeit expert reports attesting to the authenticity of the forgeries, investigators say.—
NPR,
NPR,
26 Oct. 2025
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Students, administrators, C-suite executives and more, each attesting to how my road map propelled them to put one foot in front of the other and enter a season of triumph.—
Alma Cooper,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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How To Travel Instead Breaking up with the social-media-first mindset doesn’t mean swearing off your phone entirely.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
2 Nov. 2025
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During the post-fight interviews, a frustrated Aspinall had lashed out inside the Octagon after the stoppage, swearing at the crowd for jeering him.—
Antonio Losada,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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His wife rode the storm out in Jamaica, witnessing firsthand the widespread destruction.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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The two-time inductee into WWE's Hall of Fame threw his headset down after witnessing the outcome.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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And with a few canny pointers on how LLMs work and how to effectively structure prompts, AI can actually aid us in verifying posts on social media and offer missing context.—
Nadav Ziv,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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What could Congress do to ensure that Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are verifying citizenship?—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Testifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/testifying. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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