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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Even as Coachella makes dents in bank accounts and spurs some to wonder if its pull is waning, others unearthed a bit of the old magic.
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Vanessa Franko, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2024
Magie’s landmark contributions to American culture and game design were expunged until the 1970s, when Ralph Anspach, the inventor of a game called Anti-Monopoly, unearthed her work during a legal battle over trademark infringement with Parker Brothers.
—Gavin Edwards, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Join 5 others in the comments View Comments The ancient Greco-Roman city of Pompeii was buried under ash and volcanic glass during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 C.E. and since the 1700s, archeologists have been unearthing the city that’s been frozen in time.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
Researchers have unearthed tethering holes and the remains of animal bones.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 9 Apr. 2024
This is not the first ancient gravesite that has been unearthed with eggs inside.
—Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2024
Meta is asking a federal court to dispense with the Federal Trade Commission’s anti-monopoly lawsuit against it, arguing it’s failed to unearth evidence to support its claims.
—Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 5 Apr. 2024
In 2022, fragments of a statue of Hercules were unearthed at the site.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
But a new study digs into details of rat bones unearthed at settlement sites and collected from shipwrecks across eastern North America.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 3 Apr. 2024
Vanessa Franko, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2024
Magie’s landmark contributions to American culture and game design were expunged until the 1970s, when Ralph Anspach, the inventor of a game called Anti-Monopoly, unearthed her work during a legal battle over trademark infringement with Parker Brothers.
—Gavin Edwards, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Join 5 others in the comments View Comments The ancient Greco-Roman city of Pompeii was buried under ash and volcanic glass during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 C.E. and since the 1700s, archeologists have been unearthing the city that’s been frozen in time.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
Researchers have unearthed tethering holes and the remains of animal bones.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 9 Apr. 2024
This is not the first ancient gravesite that has been unearthed with eggs inside.
—Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2024
Meta is asking a federal court to dispense with the Federal Trade Commission’s anti-monopoly lawsuit against it, arguing it’s failed to unearth evidence to support its claims.
—Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 5 Apr. 2024
In 2022, fragments of a statue of Hercules were unearthed at the site.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
But a new study digs into details of rat bones unearthed at settlement sites and collected from shipwrecks across eastern North America.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 3 Apr. 2024
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“Unearth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unearth. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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