unearthed; unearthing; unearths
1
: to dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume
unearth treasure
unearth an old photo album
2
: to make known or public : bring to light
unearth a scandal
Examples of unearth in a Sentence
An old document was unearthed from the files.
They unearthed evidence that he had accepted bribes.
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Here, on the shores of Kuskokwim Bay, is the richest record of Yup’ik life prior to contact with Russian sailors yet unearthed for study and preservation.
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Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Sep. 2023
And so far, Republicans have unearthed no significant evidence of wrongdoing by the elder Biden, who spoke often to his son as vice president and did stop by a business dinner with his son’s associates.
—Colleen Long and Emily Swanson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Sep. 2023
The hack unearthed very personal information, including the staff's performance reviews from corporate.
—Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2023
Speaker Kevin McCarthy said House committees would open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Biden, ramping up GOP efforts to unearth any evidence of wrongdoing ahead of the 2024 election.
—Siobhan Hughes, WSJ, 12 Sep. 2023
Though these probes have yet to unearth any wrongdoing on the part of the president, lawmakers have pressed House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Bakersfield) to expand them.
—Erin B. Logan, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2023
In the world of cosmetics, there’s always a handful of new beauty products to unearth.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 30 Aug. 2023
With little proof ever unearthed to answer either question, that has left a limitless array of theories.
—Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 5 Sep. 2023
The documents were unearthed by the non-profit Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), which counts billionaire George Soros’ Open Society Foundations among its financial backers, and its research was shared with mediaincluding The Guardian and the Financial Times.
—Mark Thompson, CNN, 1 Sep. 2023
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Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Sep. 2023
And so far, Republicans have unearthed no significant evidence of wrongdoing by the elder Biden, who spoke often to his son as vice president and did stop by a business dinner with his son’s associates.
—Colleen Long and Emily Swanson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Sep. 2023
The hack unearthed very personal information, including the staff's performance reviews from corporate.
—Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2023
Speaker Kevin McCarthy said House committees would open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Biden, ramping up GOP efforts to unearth any evidence of wrongdoing ahead of the 2024 election.
—Siobhan Hughes, WSJ, 12 Sep. 2023
Though these probes have yet to unearth any wrongdoing on the part of the president, lawmakers have pressed House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Bakersfield) to expand them.
—Erin B. Logan, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2023
In the world of cosmetics, there’s always a handful of new beauty products to unearth.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 30 Aug. 2023
With little proof ever unearthed to answer either question, that has left a limitless array of theories.
—Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 5 Sep. 2023
The documents were unearthed by the non-profit Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), which counts billionaire George Soros’ Open Society Foundations among its financial backers, and its research was shared with mediaincluding The Guardian and the Financial Times.
—Mark Thompson, CNN, 1 Sep. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Unearth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unearth. Accessed 26 Sep. 2023.
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