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as in affirms
to declare (something) to be true or genuine
the appraiser attests that the lamp is indeed an original Tiffany
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as in confirms
to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of
I'll attest that she was at the party
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Recent Examples of attests
The rising divorce rates post-holiday attests to this phenomenon.
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Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
The presence of this multivalence attests to the thoughtfulness with which the show frames its artworks, drawing out their nuances rather than subsuming them under pronouncements of identity.
—Jenny Wu, ARTnews.com, 6 Nov. 2024
The film starts with an air of mythic timelessness, in a subterranean home barely pierced by sunlight, in which an elderly woman attests to the dwindling of the population.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
However, Hall attests that as the hours got late, the parties tended to get wilder.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 14 Oct. 2024
The tragedy attests to fears of the conflict spilling over into the wider region being realized as Israel expands its assault.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2024
This attests to his exceptional ability to identify opportunities from challenges.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
Out of the mouth speaks the abundance of the heart, as the scripture attests.
—Dr. Marcus Collins, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
The very slickness of the beauty often attests to the messiness of those original indignities.
—Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
The presence of this multivalence attests to the thoughtfulness with which the show frames its artworks, drawing out their nuances rather than subsuming them under pronouncements of identity.
—Jenny Wu, ARTnews.com, 6 Nov. 2024
The film starts with an air of mythic timelessness, in a subterranean home barely pierced by sunlight, in which an elderly woman attests to the dwindling of the population.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
However, Hall attests that as the hours got late, the parties tended to get wilder.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 14 Oct. 2024
The tragedy attests to fears of the conflict spilling over into the wider region being realized as Israel expands its assault.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2024
This attests to his exceptional ability to identify opportunities from challenges.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
Out of the mouth speaks the abundance of the heart, as the scripture attests.
—Dr. Marcus Collins, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
The very slickness of the beauty often attests to the messiness of those original indignities.
—Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attests
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Even if the Fourth Circuit affirms Bell, NASCAR could still ultimately win the case, which is set to go to trial next December.Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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Dangling Tucker and Valdez in trade talks all but affirms that claim.Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 12 Dec. 2024
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So The Batman 2, which would release after the Brave and the Bold, would be a flashback from The Brave and the Bold, given that obviously Pattinson is nowhere near that point in his story currently, and The Penguin timeline confirms that.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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How the National Weather Service confirms twisters What was the worst day for tornadoes in Ohio history?Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024
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After the state board certifies Michigan's statewide presidential results, the governor must issue a certificate with the names of the state's presidential electors at least six days before the electors convene.Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 7 Nov. 2024
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The 2022 Electoral Count Reform Act In every presidential election, each state certifies its results and appoints electors who meet in mid-December to cast votes for president and vice president.Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2024
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California generally verifies the identities of mail voters through their signatures.Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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Another disclosure verifies the borrower’s identity.Joshua Stein, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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White argues that the crypto industry has become a re-creation of much of what its original ideology claimed to despise.Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
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But Vanessa Cho, design partner at GV, Alphabet’s venture capital division, argues that’s the wrong way for founders to think about design.Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 10 Dec. 2024
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Relationships can endure an awful lot, the play asserts, but not false intimacy—not the pretense of something that should be sacred.Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
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Having no desire to marry again, even amid Herbie’s begging, and being unimpressed with the few opportunities provided to women (especially Black women), Rose asserts her power in the only lanes available to her.Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Attests.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attests. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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