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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.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
In March and April 2022, the remains were disinterred and sent to the agency’s laboratory at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
In 2022, the sets of remains were disinterred again and sent to the DPAA laboratory for analysis.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 27 Mar. 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
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
In March and April 2022, the remains were disinterred and sent to the agency’s laboratory at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
In 2022, the sets of remains were disinterred again and sent to the DPAA laboratory for analysis.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 27 Mar. 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disinter
unearth
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The gallery showcases almost 1,000 medieval artefacts–many of them unearthed in East Anglia–some of them internationally significant.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Over on Tumblr, their social media home base and occasional safe space, Halsey revealed that this isn’t just an old video being unearthed.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Disinter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disinter. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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