as in to swear
to make a solemn declaration under oath for the purpose of establishing a fact several witnesses testified that they had seen the accused in the vicinity of the crime scene

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Recent Examples of testify Rohit Chopra, director of the CFPB, testifies during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on June 14, 2023. Hugh Son, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024 Parents and children of many of the victims testified in court that they were traumatized by Jones’ conspiracies and threats from his followers. Dave Collins, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024 Murray testified on Tuesday before Judge Lopez of the U.S. District and Bankruptcy Court of the Southern District of Texas that The Onion‘s offer should be approved over First American’s. Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024 But prosecutors said that, along with the two women whose accounts are the heart of the criminal case, seven others will testify that Golubski abused or harassed them. Heather Hollingsworth, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for testify 
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  • Then Farage’s Mar-a-Lago mate swept to victory in America (Farage will surely be first line for a Trump interview when the president comes to town) and now, with Reform surging in the polls, Elon Musk has sworn fealty to his cause.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Ta swears by it for a mascara that lasts until the end of the day on set.
    Sarah Han, Allure, 24 Dec. 2024
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  • During the 2024 season, Red Bull witnessed a strong beginning with Max Verstappen securing seven wins out of the first ten races.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Rice University in Houston, Texas, witnessed an apparent murder-suicide on the first day of classes on August 26.
    Karina Tsui, Holly Yan and Nicole Chavez, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
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  • Rival Louisville can attest to the challenge of replacing a legend.
    Blake Toppmeyer, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Anita Hill, Christine Blasey Ford, and several more of our previous participants can attest that their experiences with us have been truly life-changing.
    Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2024
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  • The only way to verify this finding, researchers say, is to get more data—so archaeologists will need to discover more human remains from the Clovis culture.
    Joe Spring, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The mortgage stress test allows financial institutions to verify that homebuyers can afford their monthly mortgage payments should the rates increase by 2%.
    Reza Ghazi, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024

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“Testify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/testify. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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