testified (to)

past tense of testify (to)
as in guaranteed
to declare (something) to be true or genuine that auction house will always testify to a painting's authenticity

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Verb
  • Given that the one-piece is reversible, you’re guaranteed plenty of bang for your buck.
    Kelsey Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2026
  • None of his salary for this season is guaranteed, so the Dolphins can move on from this team captain at any time without paying a financial penalty.
    Omar Kelly July 7, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026
Verb
  • So says DatingAdvice certified sexologist Natassia Miller in a statement explaining the survey’s findings.
    Lisa Gutierrez July 7, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026
  • More on the Bojangles data breach case The plaintiffs want the case certified as a class action and decided by a jury.
    Chase Jordan July 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2026
Verb
  • The Supreme Court considered the meaning of the clause in a landmark case in 1898 and affirmed the rule of citizenship by birth, with rare exceptions for the children of foreign diplomats, occupying armies and members of Native American tribes.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • Ultimately, the appeals court affirmed the district court’s grant of a preliminary injunction to Hecox, but vacated the injunction applied to the rest of the state.
    Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • The ruling upholds Illinois law, which allows mail-in ballots postmarked — or personally attested to — by Election Day to be counted up to two weeks afterward.
    Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
  • All shade is not created equal, a point attested by anyone who’s tried to grow plants under a Norway maple instead of a honey locust tree.
    Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • The organization also said one of Salgado Araujo’s sons witnessed the incident, according to NBC News.
    Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026
  • The astronauts traveled farther from Earth than any people ever had, for example, and witnessed a unique solar eclipse not long after passing beyond the far side of the moon.
    Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 7 July 2026
Verb
  • But the larger conversation should be about why most Americans can name the men pictured on our bills, but not the women whose signatures authenticated them.
    Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • The jacket was sent to New York and authenticated by the auction house.
    Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026
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“Testified (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/testified%20%28to%29. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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