testify (to)

Definition of testify (to)next
as in to guarantee
to declare (something) to be true or genuine that auction house will always testify to a painting's authenticity

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  • Guest rooms and suites with spacious living areas are both available, all of course equipped with the famous Four Seasons mattresses and linens that nearly guarantee a sound night’s sleep.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 May 2026
  • Deposits will not guarantee access to a season membership, but they can be applied to a future membership if needed.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 19 May 2026
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  • For now, though, SLS is the only rocket powerful enough and certified to fly Orion to the moon.
    Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
  • Republican Secretary of State Denny Hoskins, a fierce supporter of the new map, has not yet certified the referendum campaign for the ballot.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2026
Verb
  • People planning to have kids or those who are already pregnant should know that the study’s findings affirm current clinical guidelines, which generally support continuing antidepressant treatment during pregnancy when needed, Chang said.
    Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
  • The subpoena had demanded Social Security numbers, birth dates, and medical records for all patients who received gender-affirming care in five years—revealing the government’s expansive investigative scope.
    Kimberlee Kruesi, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
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  • Club Kid is funny, and filled with deft jokes, but there’s a stylistic exuberance to it that attests to how Firstman wasn’t just thinking in terms of verbal punchlines.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 May 2026
  • Her value, as those who have followed her career in Europe will attest, is found not in elite athleticism, but in the hesitation dribble that freezes a defender, the mid-range pull-up in traffic, the pocket pass that springs a cutter before the defense can react.
    Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
Verb
  • That tree was called Wesley Oak and, living into the 1920s, witnessed much of America’s history.
    Joseph Bonasia, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 May 2026
  • The hotel can also arrange excursions to witness the bioluminescence at Laguna de Manialtepec.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 May 2026
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“Testify (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/testify%20%28to%29. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

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