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
  • Denzel Washington attended this church as a child and testified to being filled with the Holy Spirit after visiting another church with actor Robert Townsend in the 80s.
    Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Several of those witnesses have also testified under oath before a federal grand jury and in a civil litigation.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 23 Dec. 2024
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
  • The guns were sawed into pieces and turned into scrap metal, prompting outrage from the trade association National Shooting Sports Foundation and the National Rifle Association.
    Jemima McEvoy, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Doctors still will need to practice sawing into bone and suturing muscles.
    Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of saw
Verb
  • Reporting companies created or registered in the United States on or after September 4, 2024 that had a filing deadline between December 3, 2024 and December 23, 2024 have until January 13, 2025 to file their initial beneficial ownership information reports with FinCEN.
    Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Though the looks were (not surprisingly) all-black, Phillips had fun exploring how Cash’s personal style bled into Dylan’s this time around.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
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
  • Clinton underwent a quadruple bypass operation in 2004.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of underwent
Verb
  • In Hawaiian culture, the volcanoes serve as a sacred landscape – called wahi kapu - and are regarded as the home to Pelehonuamea, a goddess representing creation and destruction, according to the park website.
    Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Setbacks are never regarded as failures─only opportunities to improve and excel.
    Leen Kawas, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of regarded
Verb
  • That endeavor went nowhere, but their partnership endured.
    Zach Everson, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The Jewish community has long endured violence and antisemitism, Klugman said, and has taken measures to better secure its synagogues and temples across North America.
    Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of endured
Verb
  • The treble frequencies are tight and well-ordered and are certified up to 40kHz.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The National Labor Relations Board has only certified one group of Amazon workers as being in the union, and that location, on Staten Island, New York, is not yet on strike, despite authorizing one.
    Chris Isidore, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of certified
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