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as in discovery
the act or process of sighting or learning the existence of something for the first time the unearthing of a prehistoric man who had been preserved in an Alpine glacier proved to be a great boon to science

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unearthing

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verb

present participle of unearth
as in exhuming
to remove from place of burial unearthed a hoard of treasures from the Egyptian tomb

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Noun
  • Simply feeding a list of discovery call questions won’t cut it.
    Mickey Singh, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • And Proxima seems to have become a really exciting place of discovery.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • The Broader Labor Market Speaks The GMAC findings align with broader trends.
    Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • The findings come at a time of great political volatility.
    Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 1 July 2025
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“Unearthing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unearthing. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

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