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 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 The Department of Defense had undertaken the arduous task of disinterring and sorting through the commingled skeletons. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for disinter
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  • Genealogists would later unearth that his maternal grandparents were Creole people from Louisiana — an often mixed-race cultural identity linked to French, Spanish, African and Indigenous heritages.
    Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
  • Outside market insights and expertise can offer a wealth of industry-specific advice to help bridge your knowledge gaps and unearth potential opportunities.
    Todd Villeneuve, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025

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“Disinter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disinter. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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