Give specific category its own permalink structure

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Try these steps:

Step #1: Replace this:

add_action( 'init', 'custom_rewrite_rules' );
function custom_rewrite_rules() {
    add_rewrite_rule(
        'testimonials/([^/]+)(?:/([0-9]+))?/?$',
        'index.php?category_name=testimonials&name=$matches[1]&page=$matches[2]',
        'top' // The rule position; either 'top' or 'bottom' (default).
    );
}

..with this one:

add_filter( 'category_link', 'custom_category_permalink', 10, 2 );
function custom_category_permalink( $link, $cat_id ) {
    $slug = get_term_field( 'slug', $cat_id, 'category' );
    if ( ! is_wp_error( $slug ) && 'testimonials' === $slug ) {
        $link = home_url( user_trailingslashit( '/testimonials/', 'category' ) );
    }
    return $link;
}

add_action( 'init', 'custom_rewrite_rules' );
function custom_rewrite_rules() {
    add_rewrite_rule(
        'testimonials(?:/page/?([0-9]{1,})|)/?$',
        'index.php?category_name=testimonials&paged=$matches[1]',
        'top' // The rule position; either 'top' or 'bottom' (default).
    );

    add_rewrite_rule(
        'testimonials/([^/]+)(?:/([0-9]+))?/?$',
        'index.php?category_name=testimonials&name=$matches[1]&page=$matches[2]',
        'top' // The rule position; either 'top' or 'bottom' (default).
    );
}

Step #2: Go to the Permalink Settings page, and click on the Save Changes button without actually making any changes.

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