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
Seeking eyewitness testimonies, Gordon’s team tracked down Toek Tik, whom the lawyer befriended and ultimately persuaded to talk on the record.
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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.
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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.
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Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
The investigation shared testimonies from former members claiming the church acted more like a cult.
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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.
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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.
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Todd Spangler,
Variety,
4 June 2026
How To Feed a Dictator by Andrew Neel gathers testimonies from the kitchens of five of global history’s most notorious dictators — Saddam Hussein, Idi Amin, Pol Pot, Augusto Pinochet and Kim Jong-il.
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Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
3 June 2026
From eyewitness testimonies sent to the National UFO Reporting Center since 1999.
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Wyatt Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
2 June 2026
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.
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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.
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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
How To Feed a Dictator by Andrew Neel gathers testimonies from the kitchens of five of global history’s most notorious dictators — Saddam Hussein, Idi Amin, Pol Pot, Augusto Pinochet and Kim Jong-il.
—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
3 June 2026
From eyewitness testimonies sent to the National UFO Reporting Center since 1999.
—
Wyatt Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for testimonies
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Research coaches through referrals, LinkedIn, podcasts and testimonials.
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Social media is full of testimonials, but veterinarians and researchers tell a more complicated story about what this fungus can and cannot do.
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What Frost’s claim evidences is that perennial American anxiety about speaking a tongue whose name isn’t shared with that of our nationality.
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This evidences deliberate indifference to foreseeable violence.
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The initial phase of isolated AI proofs-of-concept is over, replaced by a need for scalable, production-ready solutions.
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And humans verify whether those proofs are correct.
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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.
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Today, there are few living testaments to that headcount.
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The crew and the two witnesses said one of the three men got out with a dog and then moved aggressively towards the crew while shouting racial slurs targeted at the photographer.
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After largely remaining absent from season 2, Rhys Ifans returns as Alicent's father, who's then promptly beheaded before witnesses in the court.
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“Testimonies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/testimonies. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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