witnessed

verb

Definition of witnessednext
past tense of witness
1
as in attested
to declare (something) to be true or genuine a notary public witnessing wills and other important documents

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2
as in noticed
to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes witnessed the crime

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3
as in testified
to make a solemn declaration under oath for the purpose of establishing a fact I witnessed to the fact that I had seen them together that night

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4
as in experienced
to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it war changes anyone who has ever witnessed it first hand

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for witnessed
  1. testified
  2. affirmed
  3. saw
  4. had
  5. underwent
  6. regarded
  7. endured
  8. certified
Verb
  • Over his long career, Goss has testified before Congress more than 100 times, offering impartial analyses that have earned respect across the political ideologies.
    Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Two of the three New Jersey businessmen Menendez did favors for were convicted along with him, and the third pleaded guilty to charges and testified at the trial.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of testified
Verb
  • Since the pandemic was affirmed, the WHO reports that around 777 million people have been infected by the virus worldwide.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Since the pandemic was affirmed, the WHO reports that around 777 million people have been infected by the virus worldwide, giving the illness an overall worldwide mortality rate of a little less than 1 percent—much higher than common ailments like the flu.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of affirmed
Verb
  • Weather Wind and rain are not your friends when sawing.
    Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2024
  • But my green thumb ached as workers sawed down the tree, took away everything — trunk, twigs, leaves, fruit, roots — in biohazard bags and tagged the remaining trees with a bill of clean health.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of saw
Verb
  • Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins had high praise for Wells before the game.
    Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 4 Jan. 2025
  • On influencers at the DNC and RNC This tension between influencers and traditional media gained prominence when influencers had access to both the Democratic and Republican National Conventions.
    Eric Deggans, NPR, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of had
Verb
  • In 2004, Clinton underwent a quadruple bypass operation at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and returned to the same hospital in 2010 for another heart procedure, during which two stents were inserted into a coronary artery.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • After 50 years of brutal military dictatorship, the country underwent a dramatic if fragile democratic opening during the 2010s.
    Derek Mitchell, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of underwent
Verb
  • Beach House is regarded as one of the most popular dream-pop bands.
    Jackson Hawkins, Baltimore Sun, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Widely regarded as the cradle of China’s LLMs, the university has cultivated an extensive talent pool and a cadre of researchers.
    Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of regarded
Verb
  • However, in a family business that’s endured for over a century, the past occasionally makes a resurgence.
    Erik Trinidad, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Yet, recently the ideological adversaries found some common ground on a political question that has quietly endured over nearly two decades.
    Lisa Lerer, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of endured
Verb
  • House Bill 1334 would require the State Board for Educator Certification to waive certification testing fees for teachers working toward getting certified to teach special education or bilingual education.
    Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The results are set to be certified on January 6, with no Democratic lawmaker expected to overturn the results.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of certified
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