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Recent Examples of disinter
Representative Scott Perry, a Pennsylvania Republican, introduced a bill on Tuesday to disinter a veteran's remains from a military cemetery.
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
In 2022, the remains were disinterred and sent to the DPAA laboratory for identification.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2025
Some reports claimed remains housed there had been disinterred.
—Keegan Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
The remains were disinterred and transferred to a laboratory, where 35 sets of remains were identified.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2024
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
In 2022, the remains were disinterred and sent to the DPAA laboratory for identification.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2025
Some reports claimed remains housed there had been disinterred.
—Keegan Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
The remains were disinterred and transferred to a laboratory, where 35 sets of remains were identified.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disinter
unearth
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The significance of the plaster pieces was not immediately apparent when they were first unearthed at a site in Southwark.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
19 June 2025
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Archaeologists at William & Mary University in Virginia unearthed a piece of American history tied to the oldest surviving schoolhouse for Black children.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2025
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“Disinter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disinter. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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