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as in affirms
to declare (something) to be true or genuine
the appraiser attests that the lamp is indeed an original Tiffany
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as in confirms
to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of
I'll attest that she was at the party
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Recent Examples of attests
The rising divorce rates post-holiday attests to this phenomenon.
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Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
The presence of this multivalence attests to the thoughtfulness with which the show frames its artworks, drawing out their nuances rather than subsuming them under pronouncements of identity.
—Jenny Wu, ARTnews.com, 6 Nov. 2024
The film starts with an air of mythic timelessness, in a subterranean home barely pierced by sunlight, in which an elderly woman attests to the dwindling of the population.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
However, Hall attests that as the hours got late, the parties tended to get wilder.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 14 Oct. 2024
The tragedy attests to fears of the conflict spilling over into the wider region being realized as Israel expands its assault.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2024
This attests to his exceptional ability to identify opportunities from challenges.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
Out of the mouth speaks the abundance of the heart, as the scripture attests.
—Dr. Marcus Collins, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
The very slickness of the beauty often attests to the messiness of those original indignities.
—Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
The presence of this multivalence attests to the thoughtfulness with which the show frames its artworks, drawing out their nuances rather than subsuming them under pronouncements of identity.
—Jenny Wu, ARTnews.com, 6 Nov. 2024
The film starts with an air of mythic timelessness, in a subterranean home barely pierced by sunlight, in which an elderly woman attests to the dwindling of the population.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
However, Hall attests that as the hours got late, the parties tended to get wilder.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 14 Oct. 2024
The tragedy attests to fears of the conflict spilling over into the wider region being realized as Israel expands its assault.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2024
This attests to his exceptional ability to identify opportunities from challenges.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
Out of the mouth speaks the abundance of the heart, as the scripture attests.
—Dr. Marcus Collins, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
The very slickness of the beauty often attests to the messiness of those original indignities.
—Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attests
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Even if the Fourth Circuit affirms Bell, NASCAR could still ultimately win the case, which is set to go to trial next December.Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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Dangling Tucker and Valdez in trade talks all but affirms that claim.Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 12 Dec. 2024
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Other research confirms this, assigning sleep a pivotal role.Lieke ten Brummelhuis, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Peter Yarrow, the singer-songwriter, activist and founding member of the folk group Peter, Paul and Mary, died Tuesday, his representative confirms.Anika Reed, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
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After the state board certifies Michigan's statewide presidential results, the governor must issue a certificate with the names of the state's presidential electors at least six days before the electors convene.Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 7 Nov. 2024
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The first candidate appeals that decision, but the other candidate's lawyers flood the court system with delay-inducing filings before the appeals courts can rule, and the governor certifies Georgia's electors for the second candidate when the deadline arrives.Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2024
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Another disclosure verifies the borrower’s identity.Joshua Stein, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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California generally verifies the identities of mail voters through their signatures.Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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White argues that the crypto industry has become a re-creation of much of what its original ideology claimed to despise.Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
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But Vanessa Cho, design partner at GV, Alphabet’s venture capital division, argues that’s the wrong way for founders to think about design.Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 10 Dec. 2024
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The original complaint asserts class-action status is appropriate and sets out reasons to support that position.Penny Weaver, arkansasonline.com, 2 Jan. 2025
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The team asserts that the temperature and humidity in the building have never breached their target parameters, and that’s with monitoring done in both summer and winter.Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Attests.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attests. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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