noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ fitting ( esp. BrE ), good , great , true
▪ powerful , remarkable
▪ living
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Adams is a living ~ to the power of following one's dreams.
▪ sad
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The decline of the port is sad ~ to the state of the shipping industry.
▪ mute , visible
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The crumbling ruins bear mute ~ to the ravages of war.
VERB + TESTAMENT
▪ be , bear ( esp. BrE )
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That so many people came is (a) ~ to her powers of persuasion.
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The immaculate state of the garden bears ~ to a lifetime's effort.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ to
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The monument is a worthy ~ to the courage of the men who fought in the war.