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be a witness

VERB

witness

Synonyms

STRONGEST

announce indicate

STRONG

affirm argue attest bespeak betoken certify confirm corroborate countersign depone depose endorse sign subscribe

WEAK

bear out bear witness give evidence give testimony say under oath stand for vouch for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conceal hide

STRONG

contradict deny invalidate oppose reject repudiate veto

WEAK

participate refute

VERB

witness

Synonyms

STRONGEST

attend mark note notice see watch

STRONG

behold eyeball perceive pipe read sight spot spy view

WEAK

be on hand be on the scene be present flash on get a load of look on pick up on take in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignore neglect overlook

WEAK

deny participate refute

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Snap CEO Evan Spiegel was also expected to be a witness, but the company settled with the plaintiff last week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

Teske was scheduled to be a witness in her trial but Gutierrez’s defense attorney decided not to call Teske to testify.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2024

Around the time he was forced to be a witness, Corcoran recused himself from the classified documents case, but he continued to represent Trump on other matters.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2024

When asked, he said he would be able to stop following Cohen, who will obviously be a witness in this case, during the trial.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2024

Unlike Dasch, who was an overtalkative and irritating witness at his trial, the government had asked Burger to be a witness at other trials.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple

be a witness

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