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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 testimony
During Tuesday's testimony, students recounted through tears seeing a classmate in a pool of blood, then seeing blood on their own bodies.
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Dan Raby, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
Reuters reported that the case is being treated as suicide based on evidence and testimonies.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2026
Brown later found Boyne competent after questioning him in court and hearing testimony from a prison officer.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 16 Feb. 2026
Matkom was disturbed by the residents' testimony.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 16 Feb. 2026
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Dan Raby, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
Reuters reported that the case is being treated as suicide based on evidence and testimonies.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2026
Brown later found Boyne competent after questioning him in court and hearing testimony from a prison officer.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 16 Feb. 2026
Matkom was disturbed by the residents' testimony.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 16 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for testimony
Noun
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There is, at present, some evidence for dark energy weakening over time, although the results from the DESI collaboration, which provide the strongest evidence to date for such a scenario, are highly ambiguous.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Feb. 2026
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The episode delves into the confidential medical procedure to collect DNA and evidence and gives one of the most detailed depictions of the process for television.—
Senior Television,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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The perspective of this photo is proof enough.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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For Rebillard, the fossil is also proof that all three prey species not only lived together in the same geologic time but also died together in the same week or even day.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
18 Feb. 2026
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Preston, who died in 2006, just days after coming out as gay in a rehabilitation facility at age 59, is remembered — warts and all — by friends, family, colleagues and historians through testimonials in this powerful biographical documentary.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2026
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After making a short list of preferred firms, review client testimonials and success rates.—
Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone
February 10,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Feb. 2026
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The defense attorney has told the judge that Dratman and Fischer failed to call up a witness who gave investigators an alibi for Serafini on the day his wife’s parents were shot.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
21 Feb. 2026
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The prosecutors and the defense team became heated with one another repeatedly over the evidence, witness scheduling and lines of questioning.—
Sofia Saric,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Testimony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/testimony. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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