Thesaurus results for TESTIFIES (TO)

testifies (to)

verb

present tense third-person singular of testify (to)

as in vouches (for)

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

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The union’s foremost demand has been a contract that guarantees wages commensurate with the skyrocketing cost of living for a single adult New Yorker.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
That split all but guarantees the the Supreme Court will revisit the question.

— Nina Totenberg, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026

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Cosmic Symphony memorializes the instruments, honors their journeys, and affirms the resilience of the human spirit.

— Billboard Staff, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2026
More importantly, the agreement affirms Greenland's sovereignty and right to self-determination while preventing non-NATO countries from establishing a military presence without the parties' approval.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026

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That’s the regulatory body that certifies law enforcement officers in the state.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026
If the judge certifies the extradition on any or all of the charges, the Tate brothers' legal team can challenge it by asking for judicial review and seeking a stay of extradition.

— Bill Chappell, NPR, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of certifies

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The determination to do so sometimes exacts a great price, as Gettysburg attests.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026
Pavese situated the story of his time in much longer cycles than the ventennio of Fascism, which, as contemporary history attests, wasn’t so much defeated as repressed.

— Max Norman, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

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