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Recent Examples of exhume
Detective's exhumed the woman's body and her DNA was sent to Astrea Forensics.
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Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2025
Earlier attempts to exhume the site were stopped because Jewish law forbids disturbing the dead.
—Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 22 July 2025
Her body was later exhumed after his next wife’s children went missing.
—Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 16 July 2025
In 2017, unidentified remains were exhumed from a Buna Village Cemetery, and sent to a lab for review and analysis.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 16 July 2025
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Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2025
Earlier attempts to exhume the site were stopped because Jewish law forbids disturbing the dead.
—Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 22 July 2025
Her body was later exhumed after his next wife’s children went missing.
—Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 16 July 2025
In 2017, unidentified remains were exhumed from a Buna Village Cemetery, and sent to a lab for review and analysis.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 16 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exhume
unearth
Verb
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Manske loves to unearth travel joy, beauty, adventure and humor through her articles and camera lens.—
Laura Manske,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Take the quiz here … RUINED SPLENDOR – Ancient estate tied to group in Bible unearthed with 'fascinating' treasures in Israel.—
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FOXNews.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Exhume.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhume. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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