testimonies

noun

plural of testimony
as in testimonials
something presented in support of the truth or accuracy of a claim the plaintiff's case rests largely on the testimony of several scientists with no known expertise in that field

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Recent Examples of testimonies But these testimonies reveal a larger machinery at work. — Janine Di Giovanni, Vanity Fair, 25 June 2026 Plot synopsis House of the Dragon attempts to condense and dramatize the conflicting accounts presented in Fire & Blood—stitched together from testimonies and court chronicles—into a single authoritative narrative. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 June 2026 Seeking eyewitness testimonies, Gordon’s team tracked down Toek Tik, whom the lawyer befriended and ultimately persuaded to talk on the record. — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 17 June 2026 On the other hand, voters could grant the council abilities to directly oversee city staff; subpoena records and testimonies with the backing of state law; and establish an independent office to provide third-party analysis of policies and the city’s finances. — Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 17 June 2026 However, other testimonies contradicted that claim and stated that Wacasey had custody of Trey following their 2017 divorce. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026 The investigation shared testimonies from former members claiming the church acted more like a cult. — Lauren Linder, CBS News, 12 June 2026 To prepare for the film, the Edge of Tomorrow star immersed herself in testimonies from people who claim to have witnessed alien phenomena. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026 In the series, Gladwell draws on archives, letters, diaries, court records and eyewitness testimonies, along with interviews with American scholars and storytellers. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 4 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for testimonies
  1. testimonials
  2. evidences
  3. proofs
  4. testaments
  5. witnesses
Noun
  • Research coaches through referrals, LinkedIn, podcasts and testimonials.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Social media is full of testimonials, but veterinarians and researchers tell a more complicated story about what this fungus can and cannot do.
    — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2026
Definition of testimonials
Noun
  • What Frost’s claim evidences is that perennial American anxiety about speaking a tongue whose name isn’t shared with that of our nationality.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2026
  • This evidences deliberate indifference to foreseeable violence.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 20 Apr. 2026
Definition of evidences
Noun
  • Outside of spy movies, documents rarely self-destruct after they’re read — and fortunately for mathematicians, proofs are no exception.
    — Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 6 July 2026
  • The initial phase of isolated AI proofs-of-concept is over, replaced by a need for scalable, production-ready solutions.
    — Sam Rastogi, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of proofs
Noun
  • One of the greatest testaments to the French Laundry’s influence has been the sheer number of alumni who have opened acclaimed restaurants of their own, from Grant Achatz’s Alinea to Corey Lee’s Benu to Rene Redzepi’s Noma.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 26 June 2026
  • Today, there are few living testaments to that headcount.
    — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Definition of testaments
Noun
  • He is prohibited from contacting any witnesses in the case and is restricted to three days a week in the office.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2026
  • Defense attorneys chose not to call certain experts and limited their questioning of the state's witnesses to avoid violating the agreement, according to the motion.
    — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 8 July 2026
Definition of witnesses

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