rebury
verb
re·bury
(ˌ)rē-ˈber-ē 
-ˈbe-rē,
also -ˈbər-ē
reburied; reburying; reburies
: to bury (something or someone) again
Museum administrators, too, are anxious about, and at times baffled by, the desire on the part of Native Americans to retrieve and rebury their ancestors' remains.—
Douglas J. Preston
Douglas J. PrestonHowever in 2011 the federal agency decided to pursue a $28 million plan that calls for barrels with solid waste to be dug up and then reburied on-site in a lined landfill.—Michael Cooper
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The team decided to rebury the tracks with fine sand until a detailed excavation was possible.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024
Climate change is altering the length of days on Earth, according to new research
The rivers are also reburying a considerable amount of mercury, leading the researchers to emphasize the importance of understanding both the erosion and reburial processes.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2024
In 2000, the association began a nationwide effort to disinter and rebury the bodies.
—Victor Pérez-Díaz, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2013
Israel denies wrongdoing but acknowledges exhuming bodies that had already been buried, then reburying them, in its search for hostages taken captive into Gaza during Hamas’ Oct. 7 attacks.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 27 Apr. 2024
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Katie Hunt, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024
Climate change is altering the length of days on Earth, according to new research
The rivers are also reburying a considerable amount of mercury, leading the researchers to emphasize the importance of understanding both the erosion and reburial processes.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2024
In 2000, the association began a nationwide effort to disinter and rebury the bodies.
—Victor Pérez-Díaz, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2013
Israel denies wrongdoing but acknowledges exhuming bodies that had already been buried, then reburying them, in its search for hostages taken captive into Gaza during Hamas’ Oct. 7 attacks.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 27 Apr. 2024
See All Example Sentences for rebury
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“Rebury.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rebury. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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