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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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.
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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
Conclusion: Agency Portals as Fragile as Cobwebs Despite Biden’s renunciation of the Trump project, many guidance documents remain unburied.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
After a short pursuit, Callihan was arrested in a wooded area near a house and the 4-year-old’s body was found unburied in the woods behind the home, according to Wade.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 14 June 2024
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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
Conclusion: Agency Portals as Fragile as Cobwebs Despite Biden’s renunciation of the Trump project, many guidance documents remain unburied.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
After a short pursuit, Callihan was arrested in a wooded area near a house and the 4-year-old’s body was found unburied in the woods behind the home, according to Wade.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 14 June 2024
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“Unburied.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unburied. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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