disinterred

Definition of disinterrednext
past tense of disinter
as in unearthed
to remove from place of burial the Egyptian mummy was carefully disinterred

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Recent Examples of disinterred Three years ago, those remains from Taiwan were disinterred and new examinations begun, leading to Bianchi’s identification in August, the agency said, adding that the results were made public on Wednesday after Bianchi’s family was fully briefed. Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 11 Dec. 2025 In June, Jeff Thiel’s remains were disinterred from a Waupaca County cemetery. Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 21 Nov. 2025 Among its prominent displays is Houston Conwill’s The Joyful Mysteries, a set of time capsules that were buried in the adjacent lot in 1984 and disinterred during construction and brought indoors. Justin Davidson, Curbed, 3 Nov. 2025
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unearthed
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  • Months ago, excavators at Culloden Battlefield unearthed new secrets from the final moments of Scotland's bloodiest battle.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Another adult mandible and a string of vertebrae turned up in 2008, and part of a child’s mandible was unearthed in 2009.
    Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 7 Jan. 2026

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“Disinterred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disinterred. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.

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