unburied
adjective
un·bur·ied
ˌən-ˈber-ēd 
-ˈbe-rēd
also -ˈbər-ēd
: not placed into the ground : not buried
an unburied corpse
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While the mere existence of Troy is not proof that the war was real, the discovery of arrowheads, signs of fire, and unburied bodies found in a layer corresponding to the 13th century bce indicates the possibility of battles having occurred.
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Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Apr. 2026
Soldiers lie unburied on the battlefield.
—Susan Sontag, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2025
Residents of Baniyas, one of the towns worst hit by the violence, said bodies were strewn on the streets or left unburied in homes and on the roofs of buildings, and nobody was able to collect them.
—arkansasonline.com, 9 Mar. 2025
Residents speak of atrocities in one town Residents of Baniyas, one of the towns worst hit by the violence, said bodies were strewn on the streets or left unburied in homes and on the roofs of buildings, and nobody was able to collect them.
—Sarah El Deeb, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2025
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Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Apr. 2026
Soldiers lie unburied on the battlefield.
—Susan Sontag, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2025
Residents of Baniyas, one of the towns worst hit by the violence, said bodies were strewn on the streets or left unburied in homes and on the roofs of buildings, and nobody was able to collect them.
—arkansasonline.com, 9 Mar. 2025
Residents speak of atrocities in one town Residents of Baniyas, one of the towns worst hit by the violence, said bodies were strewn on the streets or left unburied in homes and on the roofs of buildings, and nobody was able to collect them.
—Sarah El Deeb, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2025
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“Unburied.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unburied. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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