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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
That Makandal survives in the collective imagination of Haiti today attests to the power of the vision that has been attributed to him.
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Literary Hub, 5 Jan. 2026
Huang’s comments are apt to move the market, Ives believes, and Nvidia’s stock (up more than 1,300% in the past five years) attests to his potency as a prognosticator.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 4 Jan. 2026
Inside, a trove of occult objects attests to its erstwhile owner’s conception of the space as a funerary mansion for his soul in the afterlife.
—Javier Montes, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
That recognition attests to the remarkable range and enduring impact of his work on both stage and screen.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
This, Singleton attests, comes from older sister Ashley, who was born with Down syndrome and has competed as a Special Olympics athlete for much of her life.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 29 Nov. 2025
As anyone who saw his early New York performances still attests, Dylan was also legitimately funny, and the comic timing on display in these tapes is another revelation.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2025
Charles Winstead of the San Francisco Bay Area has seen several climbing accidents while climbing El Capitan over the past few weeks and attests to the quick responses from park personnel.
—Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Producers who ship nursery stock out of regulated areas to non-regulated areas must have their stock inspected, and each load must be accompanied by a certificate that attests to the fact that their product is free from the box tree moth.
—Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attests
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The field house affirms our commitment to the students, athletes, and staff of Texas Wesleyan.—
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The new language requires the charter school to have an agreement with back-office service providers that affirms the charter school’s contractual right to view, inspect, copy and disclose to the district the financial records associated with the school.—
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The island nation’s state-of-the-art sprawl testifies to its ascent as a global financial hub, a place for oligarchs to shelter their wealth and speculate.—
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This back-and-forth struggle to dominate American institutions testifies to their surpassing value and to their insusceptibility to permanent subordination.—
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Ward got a refund for the charge, MTC confirms.—
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Recent data from NewHomeSource and Zonda House Plans confirms the trend.—
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Deciding to pause operations this year jeopardized Martin's accreditation with the Higher Learning Commission [HLC], an independent agency that certifies the quality of colleges and universities nationwide.—
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Once the state law went into effect, the city invited all recovery residences to a meeting with city officials and inspectors from the Kentucky Alliance of Recovery Residents, a nonprofit that certifies recovery homes.—
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When shopping for name-brand designer bags, be sure to use a seller with a solid reputation that independently verifies their products’ authenticity; many local designer resale shops specialize in this, as do many online retailers.—
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Apple says this payload includes a digital signature from the Digital ID card’s issuing authority, which ultimately verifies the user’s identity.—
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Teams had until the end of the day to sign the 112-page document, which guarantees access to top-level Cup Series races and a revenue stream, and 13 of 15 organizations reluctantly agreed.—
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And yet, as both the Iraq and Afghanistan experiences ultimately proved, no amount of planning guarantees success.—
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The White House argues this video shows Ross was hit by Good's car.—
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The addition of those provisions, the lawsuit argues, violated a requirement in the Missouri Constitution that laws only deal with one subject.—
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This asserts that there is only one China and that Taiwan must not be recognised as a sovereign state outside Beijing’s control.—
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The most recent complaint against Merriam asserts that clerks have begun leaving Merriam’s staff or declining employment because of concern about mistreatment.—
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“Attests.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attests. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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