as in to unearth
to remove from place of burial the Egyptian mummy was carefully disinterred

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Recent Examples of disinter In January, both women were disinterred for a contemporary forensic analysis after investigators collected DNA samples. Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 7 July 2025 In January 2022, the DPAA disinterred all four sets of remains and taken to the agency's laboratory. June 4, CBS News, 4 June 2025 In 2017, officials with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency disinterred the remains of 35 unknown sailors and transported them to the agency’s laboratory. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025 Representative Scott Perry, a Pennsylvania Republican, introduced a bill on Tuesday to disinter a veteran's remains from a military cemetery. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for disinter
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  • Notably, archaeologists unearthed a large piece of amber and a terracotta female head used in ceremonies dedicated to water and fertility deities, Archaeology Newsstated.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Scientists recently unearthed the remains of multiple academic halls at Oxford University — revealing new insights into the lives of students in the Middle Ages.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025

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“Disinter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disinter. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.

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