testify (to)

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

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Verb
  • But Coventry, unlike one of her challengers for the Presidency, has not gone so far as to guarantee that Africa will be attributed a Games during the next decade.
    Blythe Lawrence, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
  • At least until the 2026 season, when the Dodgers’ payroll is guaranteed to increase again to well over $400 million!
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2025
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  • The record-breaking festive song has been certified diamond by the RIAA with over 10 million copies sold and has been streamed over two billion times on Spotify as of December 2024 — the first holiday song to do so.
    Marina Watts, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Key features: Solar safe filter technology protects eyes from IR, UV, and 99.99% of visible light, CE and ISO certified, model number ‏MK7062.
    Paul Brett, Space.com, 20 Mar. 2025
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  • After affirming his commitment to cooperating with the investigation, protecting Jewish students and protecting free speech, Wood referenced the protest.
    Jennah Pendleton, Sacramento Bee, 24 Mar. 2025
  • At the same time with all of this, box office sources, not just Disney, affirm that Snow White played evenly across the country.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 23 Mar. 2025
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  • Many Geminis can attest to these concerns because the mutable sign takes on the energy of everyone around them.
    Lisa Stardust, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Before a warrant is issued, an officer must attest that the request for it is not based on information from informants who have provided false information that has led to negative raids in the past, the bill states.
    Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
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  • Reporters for The Associated Press in Beirut heard a loud boom and witnessed smoke rising from an area in the city's southern suburbs that Israel's military had vowed to strike.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Melissa tells Shauna that, after learning about adult Natalie’s death on the grounds of Lottie’s doomed cult, she became consumed with guilt and paranoia; after all, her own wife doesn’t know that Melissa knew her mother, let alone probably witnessed her death.
    Abby Monteil, Them., 28 Mar. 2025
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“Testify (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/testify%20%28to%29. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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