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Recent Examples of exhume
Graves lie empty, with large rectangular holes where the dead have been exhumed.
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ABC News,
18 Apr. 2026
His hand dove for his pocket, fishing out his wallet, exhuming cards — credit, debit, whatever — and punching their digits into his favorite betting apps.
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Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
Their investigation led to the victim's remains being exhumed.
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Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
But what was served up were stale, pale sketches that seemed to have been exhumed from some old codger’s book of gags from 19 bloody 50!
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Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
21 Mar. 2026
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ABC News,
18 Apr. 2026
His hand dove for his pocket, fishing out his wallet, exhuming cards — credit, debit, whatever — and punching their digits into his favorite betting apps.
—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
Their investigation led to the victim's remains being exhumed.
—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
But what was served up were stale, pale sketches that seemed to have been exhumed from some old codger’s book of gags from 19 bloody 50!
—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
21 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exhume
unearth
Verb
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Last season’s Yulissa Escobar was dismissed after Redditors unearthed old videos of the event planner dropping the n-word on a podcast discussing an ex-boyfriend.
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These include an elite Viking Age burial site unearthed near Lisbjerg and engraved 9th century silver bangles, found in Elsted, that functioned as currency whose value was determined by the jewelry’s weight.
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“Exhume.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhume. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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