EXHUME Synonyms: 7 Similar and Opposite Words

exhume

verb

ig-ˈzüm

as in to unearth

to remove from place of burial the remains of John Paul Jones were exhumed in Paris and transported with great ceremony to the U.S. Naval Academy

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Recent Examples of exhume In 2022, authorities exhumed McBride’s body for additional DNA testing, a step New Jersey State Police said was critical to isolating an unknown male DNA profile from earlier evidence. —

Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026 Graves lie empty, with large rectangular holes where the dead have been exhumed. —

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 See All Example Sentences for exhume

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unearth

Verb

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.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
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.

— Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026