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
  • Five officers were charged in Nichols’ death, but two pleaded guilty and testified against members of their old crime suppression unit.
    Adrian Sainz, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Mills testified against his former colleagues during the four-week trial and acknowledged striking Nichols with his baton three times.
    Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of testified
Verb
  • The September 2024 authorization in the US took the self-affirmed Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) route.
    Christine Ro, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
  • For the most part, recent high-quality polls have only affirmed the closeness of the race.
    G. Elliott Morris, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of affirmed
Verb
  • But most are satisfied with the sounds of scraping, sawing, sanding, drilling and hammering.
    Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
  • As previously mentioned, there’s a scene in which a Weeknd gets sawed in half.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of saw
Verb
  • The event had a party atmosphere with a nerdy tinge.
    Richard Nieva, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Ideally someone who had some experience with these IP's growing up.
    Zoya Hasan, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of had
Verb
  • In January of 2021, Lundqvist successfully underwent a six-hour open-heart surgery at the Cleveland Clinic.
    Carol Schram, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • O'Brien underwent four rounds of chemotherapy followed by radiation.
    Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of underwent
Verb
  • He is highly regarded by BBC management and well-liked by audiences, but his relationship with the corporation has become fractious over his use of social media.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
  • But he was still regarded as largely independent.
    Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of regarded
Verb
  • Blair House endured its last major revamp in the 1980s, when Mario Buatta and Mark Hampton paired up to refresh the house.
    Kathryn O'Shea-Evans, Architectural Digest, 4 Oct. 2024
  • On August 26, Ukraine endured the largest and most devastating aerial attack to date.
    Katya Soldak, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of endured
Verb
  • Price is expected to remain in office until the election’s results are certified next month, at which point Chief Assistant District Attorney Royl Roberts would be expected to take over, county leaders have said.
    Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Embraer is now aiming to be certified for each flight to use 100% SAF by 2030.
    Phil Wahba, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of certified
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