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witness
noun as in person who observes an event
verb as in observe
Weak matches
be a witness, be on hand, be on the scene, be present, flash on, get a load of, look on, pick up on, take in
verb as in testify; authenticate
Strong matches
affirm, argue, attest, bespeak, betoken, certify, confirm, corroborate, countersign, depone, depose, endorse, sign, subscribe
Weak matches
be a witness, bear out, bear witness, give evidence, give testimony, say under oath, stand for, vouch for
Example Sentences
When the Mountain fire broke out more than two weeks ago, Samuel and Florentino witnessed the all-too familiar hazy, gray sky and the smell of smoke as they harvested strawberries in an Oxnard field.
At the olive press, farmers wait patiently in the yard to witness the transformation of the olives they’ve been able to gather this year into "liquid gold".
During the trial, both sides presented expert witnesses to talk about the tattoo.
Once he reached curfew-bound Lahore, Mahmood was horrified by the bloodshed he witnessed there and decided to stay back in Pakistan and not tour Australia.
On two visits there, the BBC witnessed people struggling to get water.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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