as in evidence
something presented in support of the truth or accuracy of a claim
the plaintiff's case rests largely on the testimony of several scientists with no known expertise in that field
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Recent Examples of testimony
In testimony provided to Breaking the Silence, an Israeli watchdog group which vets and publishes military testimonials, multiple soldiers said they were told the mission was to dramatically expand the buffer zone, in order to prevent another border attack.
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Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
The hearing will feature testimonies from former employees at the Department of Justice who have been fired or resigned due to actions from the Trump administration.
—Annabella Rosciglione, The Washington Examiner, 7 Apr. 2025
The prosecutor is too lazy to collect new testimony.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2025
To the defendants, a case based even in part on Ms. Blanck’s testimony and writing was inherently fraudulent.
—Devlin Barrett, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
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Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
The hearing will feature testimonies from former employees at the Department of Justice who have been fired or resigned due to actions from the Trump administration.
—Annabella Rosciglione, The Washington Examiner, 7 Apr. 2025
The prosecutor is too lazy to collect new testimony.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2025
To the defendants, a case based even in part on Ms. Blanck’s testimony and writing was inherently fraudulent.
—Devlin Barrett, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for testimony
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This level of protection came to prominence when Apple added it to iPhones last year, reportedly frustrating law enforcement agencies which could not tap into phones retrieved from evidence lockers even with USB forensic toolkits.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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On Friday, prosecutors took the former intern, Christopher Katz, through evidence showing Jones took him to an expensive steak dinner, gave him money for a strip club and sent late-night texts asking to get together, all shortly before pushing Maani for him to be hired by SafeSpeed.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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This game serves as proof that the Penguins completely no-showed Sunday’s game at the United Center because this Blackhawks team is sensationally terrible.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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Despite high trade deficits, the U.S. economy is strong Trump and his advisers point to America’s lopsided trade numbers—year after year of huge deficits—as proof of foreigners’ perfidy.—
Time,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
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To combat this, highlight employee testimonials and showcase company culture through videos and social media.—
Scott Keever,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Reputation & User Reviews – Checking Trustpilot, Reddit, etc. Never rely solely on testimonials from a company’s website.—
Rowan Briggs,
Mercury News,
25 Mar. 2025
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But she's started by making the exact same mistake as Joel: leaving witnesses.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
21 Apr. 2025
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Lamar, of course, would also be a central witness in explaining the decision-making that took place when editing the song for the Super Bowl.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Testimony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/testimony. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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