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Recent Examples of unearthedDuring the renovation, a grenade from the Spanish Civil War was unearthed—fortunately defunct.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Oct. 2026 The museum held priceless treasures unearthed at some of Mesopotamia's most renowned archaeological sites, including Halaf, Dura-Europos and Mari.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
5 Oct. 2026 In 2020 a 9-carat diamond was found by an Arkansas bank manager, and in 2024 a French man unearthed a 7-carat diamond.—
Laura Turbay,
ABC News,
2 Oct. 2026 Wigglesworth found a young Alexander Hamilton making almost the same diagnosis two centuries ago, in a letter unearthed via a mention in Ron Chernow’s biography.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2026 Objects become loaded with intent; a skull is unearthed and bundled inside a silk scarf.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2026 The remains of a Roman temple have been unearthed by archaeologists in Germany’s Taunus region.—
Francesca Aton,
ARTnews.com,
28 Sep. 2026 As the investigation unfolded, prosecutors allegedly unearthed scores of text messages between Caleb and his mistress, Alleigha Botner, a woman in her early twenties who worked at the same church as him.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2026 To watch the Severin discs is to be reminded of just how many cinematic discoveries remain out there waiting to be unearthed — and of how essential their work and the work of other boutique physical media labels continues to be.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
24 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unearthed
exhumed
Verb
Investigators then exhumed the gravesite and compared the DNA to that on the skull and bones found in Sellers Park in 2011.
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Joe Brandt,
CBS News,
6 Sep. 2026
Bodies identified after a mass burial could be exhumed and handed over to the families, officials say.