disinterment

noun

Definition of disintermentnext
as in cremation

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  1. cremation
  2. exhumation
Noun
  • It's required before cremation can proceed, before benefits can be claimed, before anything else can happen.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026
  • The cremation, the burning, brought Sam McGee back to life, so…go into the fire?
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 June 2026
Definition of cremation
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  • By 2007, it was discovered that DNA samples had not been collected, leading to exhumation of the body to obtain the sample.
    — Marc Anthony Lopez, ABC News, 29 July 2026
  • Regrettably, Anolik, who is almost singlehandedly responsible for Babitz’s literary exhumation, has so fallen in love with her subject as to almost blind her to Babitz’s defects, both with respect to her writing and to the life.
    — Steve Wasserman, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2026
Definition of exhumation
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