testified

Definition of testifiednext
past tense of testify
as in swore
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 testified Nick Fasciano, executive director for the nonprofit conservation group Idaho Wildlife Federation, testified in support of the bill in front of the House committee. Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 4 Apr. 2026 The credibility of the FBI analyst who testified about the matching hairs collapsed, along with any faith in hair analysis as a reliable forensic tool. Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026 The son, Emile Konig, testified Tuesday that his father confessed to the attack and threatened to kill himself on the FaceTime call. Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026 The credibility of the FBI analyst who testified so confidently about the matching hairs began to crumble, along with any faith in hair analysis as a reliable forensic tool. Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026 Hernandez alone, as placement coordinator, made the selections, Shackelford testified as part of an extensive Inspector General probe. Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026 Chuck Bussler, the owner of Fête Restaurant, testified that a reservation for Konig had been made through OpenTable for March 24, 2025, but was ultimately marked as a no-show. Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026 In early March, Kimberly Brandt, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ chief operating officer, testified before the House oversight committee on hospice fraud in California. Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 2 Apr. 2026 Of those witnesses, only one testified to seeing Tex show any signs of sorrow. Lauren A. White, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for testified
Verb
  • Anthropic swore never to stand between military officials and B2B SaaS influencer slop.
    Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
  • When calls went to a wrong number or voicemail, Krishnamoorthi swore at staffers and demanded new phone numbers, one former campaign staffer said.
    Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Illinois election law is more generous, permitting ballots postmarked or attested to by the voter as cast by Election Day to be counted for two weeks afterward.
    Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Prior to Epstein's plea deal, Indyke also attested to Epstein's character.
    Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Anyone who witnessed the incident or knows more was asked to contact Menifee PD's Traffic Unit at (951) 723-1634.
    Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Only robotic imagers have witnessed this lunar region.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • When a loss is verified, an operation called a Personnel Recovery response begins immediately.
    Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Shipboard observations and photography verified the identities of individual whales in the social unit.
    Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2026

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“Testified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/testified. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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