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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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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
That's a heartbreaking reality witnessed day in, day out at facilities like AGWC Rockin' Rescue.
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Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
The 16-year-old Evergreen High School shooter physically grappled with one of his victims before shooting the teenager at an intersection behind the school, then shot himself as law enforcement closed in, a man who witnessed the encounter told The Denver Post on Tuesday.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2025
Mach has witnessed the same dynamic in corporate settings.
—Alain Hunkins, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Attendees at Fortune’s Brainstorm Tech conference last week witnessed a demonstration of both technological innovation and human resilience when Noland Arbaugh, the first human recipient of Neuralink’s brain-computer interface (BCI) chip, played chess using only his thoughts.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
Hundreds of online viewers reportedly witnessed the murder.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
The arrest, which occurred during the school’s morning drop-off period, was witnessed by parents and children walking by, as well as by the man’s wife and daughter.
—Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
Even those who arrived later, who hadn’t witnessed the tipping of the balance, couldn’t stop talking about it.
—T. Coraghessan Boyle, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
The way his mind had begun to shuffle through worst-case scenarios was something Sutton-Schulman hadn’t witnessed before.
—Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
The 16-year-old Evergreen High School shooter physically grappled with one of his victims before shooting the teenager at an intersection behind the school, then shot himself as law enforcement closed in, a man who witnessed the encounter told The Denver Post on Tuesday.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2025
Mach has witnessed the same dynamic in corporate settings.
—Alain Hunkins, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Attendees at Fortune’s Brainstorm Tech conference last week witnessed a demonstration of both technological innovation and human resilience when Noland Arbaugh, the first human recipient of Neuralink’s brain-computer interface (BCI) chip, played chess using only his thoughts.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
Hundreds of online viewers reportedly witnessed the murder.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
The arrest, which occurred during the school’s morning drop-off period, was witnessed by parents and children walking by, as well as by the man’s wife and daughter.
—Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
Even those who arrived later, who hadn’t witnessed the tipping of the balance, couldn’t stop talking about it.
—T. Coraghessan Boyle, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
The way his mind had begun to shuffle through worst-case scenarios was something Sutton-Schulman hadn’t witnessed before.
—Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for witnessed
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Someone else who walks over 28,000 steps a day and stands on their feet for long periods of time attested to the shoe’s durability.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Sep. 2025
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Impeachment is an inherently political act, as historians and legal scholars have long attested; Green takes the long view that measures like his build an engaged opposition capable of facing down what has thus far been an untrammeled seizure of executive power by the far right.—
Chris Lehmann,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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State Representative Devin Carney, a Republican, led the bill's introduction, having noticed Connecticut stood apart from more than 30 states that already had similar prohibitions.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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Nearly 100 years ago, in 1928, Scottish physician Alexander Fleming famously noticed that, in a moldy Petri dish, Penicillium notatum had destroyed the bacteria around it (even if penicillin would still be more than a decade away from development).—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 Sep. 2025
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Manabe testified before a Senate committee, along with James Hansen, then the director of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies.—
Zack Savitsky,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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Stablecoin issuers Circle's CEO, Jeremy Allaire, has urged Congress to adopt federal stablecoin rules and has testified in favor of robust oversight.—
Anna Strebl,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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Baby Boomers experienced more traditional career models, while Gen Z is still in the early stage of establishing financial security and could feel limited in taking such breaks.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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Most of the cities SmartAsset analyzed experienced more significant income growth than at the national level.—
Kamaron McNair,
CNBC,
20 Sep. 2025
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The Pentagon affirmed the documents' authenticity but would not comment on them.—
Alex Horton,
Arkansas Online,
14 Sep. 2025
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Todd Davis, the plaintiff attorney who represented the Ku family, affirmed that sentiment Friday.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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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
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At the time, Syed and his loved ones, who strongly believed in his innocence, had little hope that his conviction would be overturned.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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Wenatchee Police Department Decker, whom his ex-wife described to authorities as homeless and experiencing mental health issues, had a planned visitation with their daughters a few days before their bodies were found.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
19 Sep. 2025
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Researchers from the Center for Whale Research, SeaDoc Society and San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance confirmed the female calf was deceased, with its umbilical cord still attached when spotted in Rosario Strait near the San Juan Islands.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Jennifer Garner is spotted filming her upcoming Peacock series, The Five-Star Weekend while on location in Nantucket.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Witnessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/witnessed. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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