bear witness

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Synonyms of bear witnessnext
1
: to show that something exists or is true
—+ to
His success bears witness to the value of hard work.
Rising ticket sales bear witness to the band's popularity.
2
formal : to make a statement saying that one saw or knows something
asked to bear witness to the facts
She was accused of bearing false witness at the trial.

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Hundreds of millions more watching from outside of this narrow corridor will also bear witness to a spectacular partial solar eclipse, as the moon passes in front of our parent star, without fully obscuring its surface. — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 9 Aug. 2026 Just being there, bearing witness together, speaking and listening without fear or filter seemed to loosen some of the pain trapped inside us. — Lina Sergie Attar, Time, 6 Aug. 2026 Just bearing witness to the marketing for all these murder-mysteries is enough to make any discerning viewer desperate for Hollywood to hurry up and start chasing the next trend already. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 July 2026 Its advocates preach the environmental and emotional benefits of natural burials and encourage mourners to bear witness to a corpse in its unprocessed state before it is borne away to a funeral home. — John Semley, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for bear witness

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