1
as in attested
to declare (something) to be true or genuine
a notary public witnessing wills and other important documents
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as in noticed
to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes
witnessed the crime
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4
as in experienced
to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it
war changes anyone who has ever witnessed it first hand
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Recent Examples of witnessed
Historic data In 2024, California witnessed 8,011 fires caused by humans, as reported by NIFC, which burned 990,939 acres of wildland.
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Unfortunately, her son witnessed her performing CPR on Iris.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025
According to sources, Rhoades then allegedly proceeded to verbally accost the assistant coach, which was witnessed by multiple Baylor staff members within the athletic department, along with family members.
—Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Soon after, a desperate man named Boomba, who witnessed Ma stealing from the shelter, breaks into her home and swipes her food, her phone, and a purse containing her family’s invaluable travel documents.
—Tope Folarin, The Atlantic, 8 Nov. 2025
The harassment described in the second protective order, and also witnessed by McKinsey Glover, was said to have happened in the lobby area of the hotel, where other attendees would have seen Bush's alleged behavior.
—Caroline Beck, IndyStar, 7 Nov. 2025
Inspired by Mayweather and Tyson Kuller witnessed Ennis’ dazzling debut in the 154-pound, super welterweight division earlier this month.
—Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
Parise and her daughter are among a growing number of people who say they have inadvertently been exposed to chemical agents or witnessed troubling scenes by immigration agents.
—Natasha Korecki, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2025
Anyone who may have witnessed what happened or has additional information is asked to contact police at 925-931-5100.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2025
Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Unfortunately, her son witnessed her performing CPR on Iris.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025
According to sources, Rhoades then allegedly proceeded to verbally accost the assistant coach, which was witnessed by multiple Baylor staff members within the athletic department, along with family members.
—Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Soon after, a desperate man named Boomba, who witnessed Ma stealing from the shelter, breaks into her home and swipes her food, her phone, and a purse containing her family’s invaluable travel documents.
—Tope Folarin, The Atlantic, 8 Nov. 2025
The harassment described in the second protective order, and also witnessed by McKinsey Glover, was said to have happened in the lobby area of the hotel, where other attendees would have seen Bush's alleged behavior.
—Caroline Beck, IndyStar, 7 Nov. 2025
Inspired by Mayweather and Tyson Kuller witnessed Ennis’ dazzling debut in the 154-pound, super welterweight division earlier this month.
—Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
Parise and her daughter are among a growing number of people who say they have inadvertently been exposed to chemical agents or witnessed troubling scenes by immigration agents.
—Natasha Korecki, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2025
Anyone who may have witnessed what happened or has additional information is asked to contact police at 925-931-5100.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for witnessed
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Adams and Chirlane McCray, ex-wife of former Mayor Bill de Blasio, have both attested to hearing squeaks and the sounds of doors opening and closing.—
Jocelyn Silver,
Vogue,
31 Dec. 2025
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At a recent New York City gala for the Committee to Protect Journalists, Hersh and Poitras attested to the importance of protecting an endangered media, which these days applies to this country almost as much as CPJ’s traditional battleground of the Global South.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Dec. 2025
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But when testing the bespoke shots in animals, Grippin noticed that even the placebo shots — which contained mRNA entirely unrelated to the cancer — also activated the immune system to kill tumors.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Twin Cities,
8 Nov. 2025
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And it certainly can be noticed, both in its abundance, and in the case of the Warriors’ 129-104 shellacking on Friday night at the hands of the Nuggets in an Emirates Cup group stage matchup, in its absence.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
8 Nov. 2025
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Ah Fong, who cooperated with police and testified in court, was granted immunity, according to both the South China Morning Post and The Washington Post.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
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Tarter testified on Friday that Kay jokingly asked him to share his prescription painkillers.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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That’s eight losses in four years — only one more than Flagg has experienced in 2½ weeks of playing in the NBA.—
Christian Clark,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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As for the safety of the drug, about 10% of the adults taking enlicitide experienced serious adverse events during the study and a similar share, about 12%, of those taking a placebo experienced adverse events in the study.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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Hinds County Chancellor Dewayne Thomas affirmed the ruling in February.—
Gwen Dilworth,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Jan. 2026
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The team revealed that the latter two traits—femoral antetorsion and gluteal complex—had previously been identified by other scientists, the Science Advances study affirmed their presence.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The trees were cut down, sawed in half, hollowed out and tied back together for the musicians to use.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Aug. 2025
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Fanatics shared the moment Tennessee Titans first overall pick, quarterback Cam Ward, saw Brady pop up on the screen to give him some wise words.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Efforts to compete with Amazon during its ascent in the 2010s had department stores playing catchup on supply chain prowess and integrating stores with e-commerce—sometimes to the detriment of in-store experience.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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But the political tensions inevitably had an impact.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The individuals were then spotted by security cameras attempting to leave through an emergency exit door while carrying numerous bags, before suddenly pivoting toward a flight of stairs and running up to the floor above.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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But many fans had spotted this willingness to put a foot in in pre-season, particularly in the friendly against Real Sociedad’s Basque rivals Athletic Club, when the 26-year-old made a game-high four tackles (one of which was made after he had been nutmegged).—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Witnessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/witnessed. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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